What happened in the Olympics! The same player won a medal in both men’s and women’s events

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-08-2024

The biggest event in the world of sports, the Olympics, is currently being held in Paris. Every player dreams of winning a medal in these games. But this time many controversies have also been seen in the Olympics, in which the women's boxing event was most discussed. Many people say that male players are also playing in this women's event. Amidst all this, a feat has been seen in the Olympics, which has surprised everyone. Actually, a player from Great Britain has created history by winning medals in both men's and women's events.

This happened for the first time in the history of Olympics

Great Britain's rowing athlete Henry Fieldman's name has been recorded in Olympic history. Henry Fieldman has become the first player in the world to have achieved the feat of winning medals in both men's and women's events. He has won the silver medal with the Great Britain women's rowing team at the Paris Olympics. Earlier, he won the bronze medal with the men's team at the Tokyo Olympics. Let us tell you, the reason behind Henry Fieldman's astonishing feat is the rules of rowing.

Because of this, Henry Fieldman won medals in both categories

Henry Fieldman plays the role of coxswain in rowing. Let us tell you that the athlete who leads the entire team in rowing is called coxswain. In both the categories of this sport, the coxswain in the rowing crew of 8 players can be a man or a woman. That is, there can be a male coxswain in the women's team and a female coxswain in the men's team. Due to this rule, Henry Fieldman has achieved the feat of winning medals in both categories. Let us tell you, this rule was implemented in rowing in the year 2017.

What did the fieldsman say after creating history?

After the historic feat, the fieldman said that everything was very difficult for us in the Tokyo Olympics because Corona was going on at that time. But our team did wonders in the Paris Olympics. We played as a team and we succeeded in it. The program for men and women was different. But everyone worked together. Let us tell you, in the Paris Olympics, the British women's team won the silver medal by finishing their race in 0.67 seconds. At the same time, the Canadian team won the gold medal.

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