Rowing: Olympic champ Drysdale regains seat in bid for Tokyo treble


FILE PHOTO: Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand celebrates winning gold in the men's rowing Single Sculls final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Pool

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Double Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale has regained the front running for New Zealand's singles sculls selection at the Tokyo Games after having to row in other boats for the last two years.

The 41-year-old was named on Wednesday in the single for two World Cup events in Europe in May ahead of Robbie Manson, who had been in the boat since 2017.

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