World gold medal for Canadian rowing pair

Canada’s Kyle Fredrickson and Andrew Todd captured a gold medal in the PR3 men’s pair on Friday at the world rowing championships. Fredrickson, of Duncan, B.C., and Todd, of Thunder Bay, Ont., beat out boats from Australia and France to take the title in the first-time worlds category. Jeremy Hall of St. Paul, Alta., took silver in the PR2 men’s single category. Aaron Lattimer of Delta, B.C., finished fourth in the lightweight men’s

single final, while Jill Moffatt of Bethany, Ont., came fifth in the lightweight women’s single.