Romanian rower Ionela Cozmiuc won the gold medal in the lightweight women's single sculls (LW1x) event on Friday at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in Racice, the Czech Republic.
Cozmiuc, a gold medallist at the European Rowing Championships in Munich this summer, had a difficult start, but finished strong, cruising to victory, Agerpres informs.
After 500 m, Cozmiuc was third, at 1,000 m she was in second place, as she was at 1,500 m, one second and a half behind the first place, but in the end she finished the race first in 07.42.59, almost two seconds ahead of the second-placed Dutch Martine Veldhuis (07:44.48). The bronze medal went to New Zealand's Jackie Kiddle (07:44.98).
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