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Paralympic rowers train on the Charles River.

US rowers aim for gold in the Rio Paralympics

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The US boat has come in silver in the last two national championships. Can this team finally win it all?

2016 Rio Olympics - Rowing - Preliminary - Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Heats - Lagoa Stadium - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - 08/08/2016. Joshua Konieczny (USA) of USA and Andrew Campbell Jr. (USA) of USA compete.

The water was fine for rowing at the Rio Olympics

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