South Africa: Three of Four SA Boats Pull Through to Semi-Finals

Strong winds forced the cancellation of rowing action at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on Sunday but on Monday South Africa showed they're a force to be reckoned with as three of the four boats in action breezed into their semi-finals.

The lightweight women's double skulls, women's pairs and men's double skulls all went through directly and it was only the men's fours who hit a hiccup, having to come back to Tuesday's repechage for another crack at the semi-finals.

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