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    A last chance looms for Olympic champion rower Emma Twigg to swing the oars at a Games

    A last chance looms for Olympic champion rower Emma Twigg to swing the oars at a Games


    The 37-year-old retired after the Rio edition but returned to the single sculls two years later - she eventually triumphed at Tokyo.

    So is Paris her final frontier?



    Twigg first competed at elite international level in the eight during 2006.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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