Japanese Olympic crew row down memory lane at World Rowing Masters Regatta

By Alex Hamer
Updated October 9 2014 - 9:11am, first published October 8 2014 - 11:09pm
Together again: Masao Hara, Tohru Sasaki (reserve for original eight), Yasukuni Watanabe, Yozo Iwasaki and Kazuo Obatal (boat designer for original eight). PICTURE: ADAM TRAFFORD
Together again: Masao Hara, Tohru Sasaki (reserve for original eight), Yasukuni Watanabe, Yozo Iwasaki and Kazuo Obatal (boat designer for original eight). PICTURE: ADAM TRAFFORD
Olympic dreams: The Japanese 1956 rowing team.
Olympic dreams: The Japanese 1956 rowing team.

TOHRU Sasaki still rows on an Olympic course at home in Tokyo, although he has dropped some speed since coming to Ballarat in 1956 as part of the Japanese team. 

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