View source for News:Micheen Thornycroft Qualifies For Rowing Semis At Rio Olympics

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[[Micheen Thornycroft]], who was also part of Team Zimbabwe at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, came second in her quarter-final heat behind Danish rower Fie Udby Erichsen who won the battle in 07:34.38s.
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The [[Zimbabwe]]an rower held on for second place, which was enough to take her into the semi-finals, after coming home in 07:51:02s. Iconic Zimbabwean swimmer [[Kirsty Coventry]], hailed Thornycroft on her Instagram account after the rower finished second in her quarter-final heat to book her place in the semi-final. Thornycroft will go out tomorrow hoping for another good outing as she fights for a place in the finals. Her next race will be in the A/B semi-final. If she comes top three in the A/B semis then she will go for the A final which is top six boats. And those boats are in contention for medals.
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Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Senegal, [[Trudy Stevenson]], also hailed Thornycroft who received a lot of praise from Zimbabweans on Twitter yesterday.
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In archery, Zimbabwe’s [[Gavin Sutherland]] was eliminated in the men’s individual elimination event by the world’s number one Kim Woo-jin from South Korea on Monday.

Read More: [http://www.herald.co.zw/our-superwoman/ The Herald]