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London 2012: South Africa wins gold in rowing lightweight men's four South Africa win gold in a thrilling lightweight men's four final at the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday
South Africa stunned pre-race favorites Britain and Denmark by finishing powerfully to win gold in a thrilling lightweight men's four final at the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday. The crew of James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith, Sizwe Ndlovu burst through from lane 5 to catch Denmark, the long-time leader, to win in a time of 6 minutes, 02.84 seconds. Britain just edged the Danes for silver, finishing just 0.25 seconds behind South Africa. Denmark took the bronze, having won gold in three of the four previous Olympic finals in the lightweight four. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter:@AO Sports)