Mahe Drysdale

Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos in upset clinches rowing gold medal, breaking Olympics record

Greek rower Stefanos Ntouskos has clinched Greece's first ever Olympic gold medal in the sport, breaking the Olympic record.

Ntouskos pulled a surprise victory in the men's single sculls with a time of 6min 40.45sec, breaking the previous record of Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand (6:40:45 in the 2016 Rio di Janeiro Olympics) and defeating two time world champion Kjetil Borch.