RIO DE JANEIRO - Angry rowers blasted choppy conditions at the Olympic regatta on Saturday as waves helped capsize Serbia's men's pair on the opening day of Rio 2016. However, they were far from the only rowers affected with Australia's Kimberly Brennan describing the course as unfit for purpose. The pair were capsized by foaming currents at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon near Copacabana beach and failed to get back in their boat to finish the race. Vasic and Bedik were handed a reprieve by world rowing's governing body FISA allowed them to move into the next round. Several rowers have complained about the conditions at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon near Copacabana beachSerbian duo Milos Vasic and Nenad Bedik saw their Olympic dream turned upside down as they flipped over in the heats.

Source: Bangkok Post August 06, 2016 16:07 UTC