Romania take golds in eights final, US finishes 4th.

Romania's women's eight rowing team celebrate their gold medal race win at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Romania was back as best in the world in the women’s eights at the Summer Olympics on Saturday. The crew coxed by Stefania Victoria Petreanu won the gold medal for the first time since 2004 at the Stade Nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne. The Canadians beat Great Britain late in the race to take silver, leaving the British with the bronze. 

The six boats were close together at the five-hundred mark with Romania slightly out front. Halfway in, the Romanians put in a heavy pace, with Canada and Great Britain, who were the defending champions, in third. The United States was close to Team GB, sitting two seats back, approaching the 500-meter mark. Romana gave themselves enough room to row away with the gold, but the silver spot was close with Canada, and Great Britain. 

Romania put up a time of 5:54.39, winning by more than four seconds. At the finish line, Canada beat the British for the silver medal, with a six-seat lead. The US women didn’t have enough to stay in pace with Great Britain, coming into the line in fourth.