To supporters the Fitzroy is a ‘gift from the rowing gods’ but critics, including gold medallists in the sport, fear the site could become a white elephant when the Games are over
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Labelling the likes of Drew Ginn and James Tomkins “elites” is a curious form of criticism, Gary Merritt says.
Both were members of the “Oarsome Foursome” – a crew who so dominated world rowing throughout the 1990s and 2000s that the team’s nickname transcended the sport and entered everyday Australian parlance.