Romania wins rowing gold women's pair

BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu of Romania have won the gold medal in women's pair rowing, bringing their combined career medal haul to a whopping nine.

Andrunache and Susanu led nearly the entire race and won on Saturday in 7 minutes, 20.60 seconds. Andrunache now has five Olympic gold medals and Susanu has four from the pair and other events with different partners.

Looking for its first ever gold medal in rowing, China won the silver medal. Wu You and Gao Yulan finished in 7:22.38.

The women's pair of Yuliya Bichyk and Natallia Helakh of Belarus won bronze in 7:22.91.

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