Rowers will have to overcome some nasty conditions to win gold in the last four finals of the Olympic regatta on Saturday.
Spectators are huddling under umbrellas and braving strong winds as they sit in the packed grandstands ahead of four ‘A’ finals to close the regatta — in the men’s four, the lightweight women’s double sculls, the lightweight men’s double sculls and the women’s single sculls.
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Apart from the odd random shower, the weather has generally been benign at Dorney Lake for the eight-day Olympic meet. The forecast was for the conditions to improve for the start of the finals at 11:30 a.m.
Organizers say they will postpone racing only if there is thunder and lightning.
— Steve Douglas — Twitter http://twitter.com/sdouglas80
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