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High-performance rowers, 2010

High-performance rowers, 2010

Rowers Eric Murray (left) and Hamish Bond train at Lake Karāpiro, Waikato. Murray and Bond went on to win the gold medal in the men's pairs at the 2012 London Olympics. They were supported during their preparation by High Performance Sport New Zealand, which provides grants to elite athletes to help with living costs.

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Greg Ryan, 'Sport and society - Professional sport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/39414/high-performance-rowers-2010 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Greg Ryan, published 5 Sep 2013