Britain wins men's four rowing gold

2008-08-16 09:41:54 GMT2008-08-16 17:41:54 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Tom James, Steve Williams, Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge of Great Britain compete during Men's Four Final A of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games rowing event at Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Great Britain won the gold medal of the event. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Britain claimed the men's four rowing title at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, finishing the 2,000-meter final race in six minutes and 6.57 seconds.

Australia took the silver in 6:07.85, while France got the bronze in 6:09.31.

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