Favourite Kimberley Brennan of Australia took a commanding lead in the first half of the women's single sculls final of the Olympic rowing regatta on Saturday and did not relent, winning by half a length from the United States' Gevvie Stone.
China's Jingli Duan claimed bronze while New Zealand's Emma Twigg, billed as Brennan's strongest challenger, came in fourth.
Brennan has dominated the class since taking bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, but her regatta got off to a rocky start when she sank nearly sank in rough conditions last Saturday and she came in 14th in the heat rankings.
(Published 14 August 2016, 20:23 IST)
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