Chinese girls led in the heats of women's four at the World
Rowing Junior Championships?in Beijing?on Wednesday.
China won the heat by 6:53.68 and entered the finals together
with Germany, which finished the heat in 7:07.11.
Nine teams participated in the first day competition. The other
seven, with the US as the fastest, will compete in the repechage
tomorrow.
The US crew was second to China in heat 2 with a result of
6:59.79, but only the first crew in each heat group will
automatically enter the finals.
More than 600 junior rowers from 50 countries and regions
participate in the 4-day World Rowing Junior Championships.
(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2007)