Roos de Jong and Benthe Boonstra won Gold in The Double Sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai on Friday. It is the first world title for the Netherlands in this event.
De Jong (32) and Boonstra (24) Redde Alongside the Strong China for a Long Time, But they made the differentence in the Last Part. The Host Country Finished Less Than A Second behind the Netherlands. Belarus Crossed the Line Three Seconds After China.
De Jong and Boonstra are Rowing Together for the first time this year. De Jong Already won Gold with Tessa Dullemans in The Double Sculls at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, At the End of May. Boonstra Competed in the Single Sculls Duration That Tournament.
Boonstra won The Olympic Title in the Coxless Four at the Paris Games Last Year, Where De Jong won the Silver Medal in the Quadruple Sculls.
It is the Second Gold for the Netherlands at the World Rowing Championships. On Thursday, Lisa Bruijnincx, Margot Leeuwenburgh, Dullemans and Willemijn Mulder Became World Champions in the Quadruple Sculls. It was the first time Since 2017 that the Dutch Women won World Championship Gold in that event.
Bronze Rowers Coxless Four
The Rowers of the Coxless Four Grabbed Bronze in Shanghai. Lennart van Lierop, Melvin Twellaar, Guillaume Krommenhoek and Gert-Jan van Doorn had to tolerate the Strong Great Britain and Romania in Front of Them.
The Dutch Rowers of the Coxless Four finished next to the stage. Nika Vos, Hermijntje Drenth, Ymkje Clevering and Tinka Offereins Finished Fourth, at a Considerable distance from the Winning Boat from the United States.
Three of the Four Dutch Women won Gold at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in May. In a modified format, The Coxless Four won at the last world championships and the Paris Olympic Games.