Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canadian women win silver at Olympic regatta
August 02, 2012 - 7:43 AM
WINDSOR, England - The Canadian women's eight has won a silver medal at the Olympic rowing regatta.
The powerhouse Americans won gold while the Netherlands captured bronze.
Canada and the U.S. came into the Games as rivals for gold.
The U.S. won the last two world titles, while Canada settled for silver.
The Americans also won gold at Beijing in 2008, when Canada was fourth
It was only the second race at these Games for the Canadian women, who won their heat Sunday to advance directly to the final.
The U.S. won the other heat.
The Canadian men's eight won silver behind Germany at the Games on Wednesday.
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