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Melissa Woods

Rower Rigney gets gold medal quest off to strong start

Australian rower Tara Rigney made a statement with a commanding win her heat of the singles sculls. (Iain McGregor/AAP PHOTOS)

Striving to emulate her hero and Olympic champion Kim Brennan, single sculler Tara Rigney took the first step with a huge victory in her heat on the opening day of rowing competition at the Paris Games.

The 25-year-old is following in the wake of Brennan, who is the only Australian woman to win gold in the single sculls, topping the podium in Rio in 2016.

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