1 week Ago By Chisanga Malata
THE 170th edition of the Boat Race gets underway as Cambridge and Oxford face off on the River Thames. Cambridge have dominated the races in recent years, with a narrow 87-81 lead over the Oxford Blues men historically, having won five of the last six to extend their lead. Cambridge's women are well ahead, with a record of 48-30 from 78 races.
This year's race has been smeared with controversy over player eligibility with Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford at the thick of discourse as Oxford maintained he was ineligible to row for rival since he began his undergraduate studies more than 12 years ago. The issue then grew to include THREE additional potential Cambridge rowers, all of whom are pursuing PGCE credentials, which Oxford claims makes them unable to row. TV channel: BBC One Live stream: BBC iPlayer Race times: 13:21 - Women's Boat Race 13:36 - Women's Reserve Race 13:51 - Men's Reserve Race 14:21 - Men's Boat Race Follow our live blog below.
.. 7 minutes ago By Raphael Adelugba Boat Race Day Morning and welcome to your comprehensive blog of this year’s Boat Race.
As always, Oxford and Cambridge are the protagonists for the traditional event and the River Thames provides the stage for the 170th edition. Whilst controversy around the eligibility of certain rowers has overshadowed the build-up in the last few weeks, with Olympian Tom Ford at the centre of it after being banned from taking part for Cambridge. Nonetheless, once the oars start moving all these teams care about his providing everyone watching every bit of entertainment possible.
After Cambridge dominated the event for years, Oxford is trying to change that. Six of the past eight men's races and seven consecutive women's races have been won by the light blue competitors. Copy link Copied.
