Roos de Jong and Melvin Twellaar won Silver on Sunday at the Final Day of the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai in the New Mixed Double Sculls Event. Single Sculler Simon van Dorp and the Dutch Mixed Eight Missed Out on Medals.
De Jong and Twellaar Were Behind The Irish Couple Margaret Cremen and Fintan McCarthy for a Long Time. The Dutch Duo Came Close to Gold with a Final Sprint, But Ireland Held On. The Swiss Duo Celia Dupré and Raphael Ahumada Complete the Podium.
Van Dorp Missed A Medal in the Single Sculls Boat. The Rower, who won Bronze at the Olympic Games Last Year, had to Settle for Fourth Place. Van Dorp was on course for a medal for a long time, but fell away in the final phase. The Greek Stefanos Ntouskos Toke the Gold.
The Mixed Eight, With Rowers From The Boats That Both Won Gold, Could Not Play A Significantly Role and Finished Fifth. The World Title Went Convincingly to Romania. Italy and New Zealand finished second and third at a respectable distance.
For the first time, mixed teams competed in Two Events at a World Championship. Mixed Rowing is not Yet on the Olympic Program.
The Netherlands Concluded the World Championships with Four Golds and One Bronze in Olympic Events. In Addition to the Men’s and Women’s Eights, The Women’s Quadruple Sculls and Double Sculls won Gold. The Men won Bronze in the Coxless Four.
