Bugajski, far left, criticised his former coach after being part of the men’s eight crew who won bronze todayBritish Rowing is in turmoil after the team’s worst Olympic performance in 45 years was followed by an extraordinary public split in the squad over the controversial ousting of Jürgen Grobler. Team GB’s rowers finished with only one silver and one bronze medal, to end the regatta 14th in the medal table, with Greece, Croatia and Ireland among the nations above them. British crews had not failed to land a gold medal since 1980. SponsoredRowing, Britain’s best funded sport at the Tokyo Games, now has to explain how £24.65 million of National Lottery money produced such poor results, with British Rowing in the firing line for the ousting of Grobler less than a year before the Games. The German coach has presided over a period

Source: The Times July 30, 2021 05:53 UTC