Tokyo, Jul 28 (UNI/Xinhua) Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis win the first gold for Romania in women's double sculls final here on Wednesday.
The Romanians had a firm lead after 1,000m and maintained their advantage to the finish line six minutes and 41.03 seconds.
The result also set a new Olympic best time, slicing more than three seconds off the previous mark held by the British.
New Zealand's Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne took the silver in 6:44.82 and Dutch rowers Roos de Jong and Lisa Scheenaard bagged the bronze clocking 6:45.73.
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