Australia claimed a narrow victory over Britain in the men's four final at the World Cup regatta in Munich on Sunday, boosting hopes the crew can wrest back the Olympic title from its archrival at the London Olympics.
The Australian boat contained three-time Olympic gold medalist Drew Ginn and beat Britain by 0.87 seconds, inflicting a rare loss on the reigning world and Olympic champions despite having strengthened their lineup this year ahead of the games.
With the men's four the flagship boats for both countries, the race is set to be one of the highlights of the Olympic regatta on Dorney Lake from July 28 to Aug. 4. Britain has won the event at the last three Olympics, with Ginn helping Australia to victory in 1996 in Atlanta.
