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James Cracknell: Oxford’s Boat Race stance is a travesty

I am devastated for Tom Ford and all the other Cambridge students who have been stopped from rowing in this year’s Boat Race, as I would be if they were in Oxford’s crews. It is a real travesty that the race has become governed by rules that restrict some of the best athletes from participating. It is also wrong on every level that three trainee teachers have been blocked from taking part. These rulings mean a reigning Olympic champion and up to five other rowers are unable to race.