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Hammersmith is an artsy riverside area, home to eclectic productions at the Lyric theatre and rock shows at the Apollo concert hall. Busy shops and cafes line King Street and fill the Kings Mall, while trendy gastropubs contrast with historic drinking dens like the Dove. Leafy walking trails wind along the River Thames, which is spanned by the landmark Hammersmith Bridge. The annual university boat race draws crowds. ― Google

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Boat Race: the First woman picked to referee men's Oxford-Cambridge rowing device

Feb 16,2020 10:02 am

Sarah Winckless is Chairman of the 166th men's race in March

A woman will referee The Men 's Oxford-Cambridge-boat-race for the First Time in its 166-year history.

Sarah Winckless , a former student at Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge, will officiate at the race on The River Thames in London on 29. March.

you umpired The Women 's boat race in the year 2017 and the race in the previous year umpired the reserve men.

"The First female referee in charge of the Boat Race is a real honor and responsibility," She Said .

The referee is the most important job is to shout instructions to the crew, to ensure that you Miss not collide

rowers Winckless, 46, took part in three Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in Athens in 2004 with doubles partner Elise Laverick .

she was awarded an MBE in The Queen 's Birthday Honours 2015 for services to sport and Young People .

Elise Laverick (left) and Sarah Winckless third place in The Women 's double sculls final of the 2004 Olympic Games

rowing"There are 10 rules of the boat race so, what you need to do is sound relatively easy," Miss Winckless said.

"However, in the moment, in the competition on the course, it could be a high-pressure situation. "

Miss Winckless be The First woman to referee responsible for The Men 's race, The Boats must pass under the Central arches of the Two Bridges - Hammersmith (in the picture) and Barnes

The Rules of the race, the crews must keep to their stations (the Middlesex or Surrey side of The River ), unless you have an advantage of "clear water", if you, if you want to, you can use The Opposite station.

Both teams must row through the centre arches of the Two Bridges , where they together often come dangerously close.

The referee has to try the task, to be sure, neither crew commits a "foul" with the warning not to hold you to your own ideal Line .

The boat race was first televised by the BBC, in the year of 1938, when the Oxford Boat Race

source: The Boat Race

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Source of news: bbc.com

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