Paris 2024 Olympics - Rowing - Women's Single Sculls Quarterfinals - Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Flatwater, Vaires-sur-Marne, France - July 30, 2024. Emma Twigg of New Zealand in action. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
PARIS (Reuters) -New Zealand's reigning Olympic champion Emma Twigg eased into the single sculls semi-finals at the Paris Games on Tuesday, breaking away at the mid-point of the race to win comfortably at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
With the first three racers in each of the four quarter-finals going through, the 37-year-old Kiwi set the fastest time of the day in the third race, completing the course in 7:26.89 to book her spot in Thursday's semis.
