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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: This is the U.S. womens eight!The crew responded and did what it always does: It won.The U.S. womens eight is a seemingly invincible boat, with 11 consecutive world and Olympic titles since 2006.Only two crew members racing Saturday remained from the boat that won gold in the London Olympics, and only one from Beijing four years earlier.It didnt matter.Canada led after the first 1,000 meters of the 2,000-meter race, with the U.S. in third. But when Snyder unleashed her rallying cry, everyone knew what had to happen.She yelled, This is the U.S. womens eight! And we rallied, said Kerry Simmonds, who rowed in seat No. 2.Snyder, always playing down her role as the coxswain -- the only person in the boat without oars -- said she told the crew to trust your fitness, and trust the plan and trust your teammates.But what about the tradition of the U.S. womens eight -- a dynasty that stands out in team sports?I did say that, she said, bashfully. I think it was in the third 500 (meters). And everyone was going together. I was going with them and they were going with me.Meghan Musnicki, who also rowed the eight in London, said Snyders call referred to the entire womens team, including the rowers who were cut in the fierce competition to make the Olympics.Its an honor to be part of such an amazing group of women and feel like every single one of them is rooting for you and has your back, Musnicki said.Tom Terhaar, head coach of the womens rowing team since 2001, said the big pool of rowers fighting for a spot in the eight helps account for the U.S. success.If one has a bad year they dont make it. Which is hard, but sport is hard, he said. Fortunately weve been able to figure out the top crew pretty consistently.The U.S. crew won the race in 6 minutes, 1.49 seconds. As Canada faded after its aggressive start, Britain took the silver and Romania the bronze.It was the first U.S. gold medal in the rowing regatta and second overall, after Genevra Stones silver in the womens single sculls.Britain had never medaled before in the womens eight. Jessica Eddie, whos rowed in Britains eight since 2005, hopes the silver will inspire younger rowers to challenge the U.S. winning streak.Ive been here getting beaten by the Americans for the past 11 years, Eddie said. I hope this will trickle down and that women who will now be coming into the sport for the next four, eight, 12 years can believe they can do it.Jonathan Ogden Ravens Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Hayden Hurst Womens Jersey . 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Though not officially part of the league, the womens fixtures, christened Womens Kabaddi Challenge will run concurrently with the PKL.Three womens teams - Fire Birds, Ice Divas and Storm Queens - will be in action with the opening match being played between the Fire Birds and Ice Divas in Mumbai on Tuesday. The final will be played in Hyderabad on July 31, along with the PKL final.Speaking to ESPN, PKL founder Charu Sharma says the plan to have womens competitions was on the anvil right from the inaugural PKL edition two years ago but fell through the cracks. We did not want to bite off more than we could chew in the first edition. Also, we wanted the growth to be more organic rather than jump into something which we were not sure of being able to handle. Though not officially part of PKL, we thought this would be the best way to showcase womens kabaddi.The players were picked following selection trials conducted under the aegis of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) which was followed by a month-long camp to enhance their soft skills to hhandle televised matches better and also to train them in competing in a larger court.ddddddddddddUsually, men compete in a larger court, measuring 13m in width and 10m long, as opposed to women. Court size in womens kabaddi is slightly smaller - 12m wide and 8m long.Since the womens matches will be played in the same venue and court immediately after the mens match there was little scope for altering court dimensions. We have chosen to slot the womens matches on the days theres one mens match, adds Charu, I never had the slightest doubt in my mind that womens kabaddi in India will be a success just the PKL.Arjuna awardees Tejaswi Bai (Storm Queens), Mamtha Poojari (Fire Birds) and Abhilasha Mhatre (Ice Divas) have been named captains.It will only get bigger and better from next season, promises Charu. We would want to turn it into an independent womens league in the forthcoming years, whether or not we will run it alongside the PKL is a call we have to take.The first match is slated to take place on Tuesday between Firebirds and Ice Divas at ?DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium in Mumbai at 9 pm IST. ' ' '