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Pedro Fraga and Afonso Costa guarantee presence in the Olympic Games

Portuguese rowers Pedro Fraga and Afonso Costa qualified for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games, when they finished second in the light double scull final of the European qualifying event, which took place in Varese, Italy.

The Portuguese pair completed the 2,000 meters of the race in 06.24.97 minutes, being only beaten by Ukrainians Igor Khmara and Stanislav Kovalov, who finished the race with the time of 06.23.70 and also won the qualification for the Olympic Games, reserved for the two first classified.

Pedro Fraga and Afonso Costa became the first Portuguese rowers to reach qualification for the Tokyo2020 Games, which were postponed to 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic and will take place in the Japanese capital between 23 July and 8 August.

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