Paris 2024 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 - Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Flatwater, Vaires-sur-Marne, France - August 01, 2024. Oliver Zeidler of Germany in action. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
PARIS (Reuters) -Reigning world champion Oliver Zeidler of Germany set an Olympic record as he blazed into the men's single sculls Olympic final on Thursday in a time of 6:35.77, eclipsing the previous mark of 6:40.45 set by Stefanos Ntouskos of Greece at the Tokyo Games.
Zeidler held off a strong challenge from Belarusian-born Yauheni Zalaty, who is competing under the individual neutral athlete (AIN) banner at the Paris Games, to clinch victory in the second semi-final, with Ntouskos coming in third.
