Only one Rio Olympic medallist will be represented in New Zealand's elite rowing ranks next year after the announcement of the summer training squad. Behrent will be 29, Bond 34, Scown 36, Murray 38 and Drysdale 41 by the Tokyo Olympics. If he won at Tokyo, Drysdale would take over from Brit Harry Blackstaffe (London, 1908) as the oldest single sculling champion at a Games. Rowing New Zealand's development programme suggests a school of new athletes are ready to advance their Tokyo causes next year. Rowing New Zealand presents its case for future funding to High Performance Sport New Zealand on Tuesday.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2016 02:09 UTC