Kyra Delray and Esther Briz Zamorano helped Oxford's women to their first win in a decade Oxford claimed their first victory in the women's Boat Race since 2016 as Cambridge won their fourth consecutive men's race. Oxford made a blistering start to the 80th edition of the women's race on the Thames in tricky and blustery conditions along the 4.3-mile course from Putney to Chiswick. Cambridge were unable to respond as the Dark Blues stayed strong to win by 9.4 seconds and celebrate their 31st overall success. "I'm overwhelmed and so happy and proud," Olympic bronze medallist Heidi Long, who was leading the Oxford crew in her second Boat Race, told Channel 4. "It was absolutely incredible and amazing." It was a particularly sweet victory for Annie Anezakis and Sarah Marshall who had been part of three losing boats, and for Lilli Freischem whose younger sister Mia was part of the Cambridge boat. Cambridge made the better start and then pulled well clear in the final third of the race The Cambridge men came in as strong favourites for the 171st men's event and Oxford did well to stay with them for much of the race. But the class of the Light Blues came through in the final third as the
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More than 500 University of Cambridge workers are striking, demanding a "Cambridge weighting" supplement to match that paid to equivalent staff at Oxford University, a union said. Library, museum, finance and IT staff are among members of…
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