HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (Reuters Life!) - State-sponsored Olympians and other elite athletes are squaring off against gritty amateur challengers in front of thousands of champagne-fueled spectators this week at the Henley Royal Regatta. The glittering jewel of amateur rowing is also a fixture of the British summer season and mixes society hijinks along the banks of the River Thames with the hard graft of an unforgiving sport, whose roots stretch back to a maritime past when Britannia ruled...
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