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Karolien Florijn of the Netherlands won the Olympic women’s single sculls rowing gold on Saturday to add to her family’s impressive collection of silverware, and so did men’s race winner Oliver Zeidler of Germany. Britain reclaimed the men’s eight gold they last won in 2016, while Romania topped the women’s event as top favourites. Twice world champion Florijn held off a spirited challenge from Tokyo 2020 winner Emma Twigg of New Zealand, who was competing in her fifth Games. Victorija Senkute of Lithuania earned bronze. Florijn had won silver in Tokyo as part of the Dutch four, and her gold c…

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