A precise reason was not immediately given for the postponement. Winds whipped up the waters on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in the morning. The International Rowing Federation (FISA) said earlier this had affected the buoy system which marks the course.
The schedule, originally due to start at 8.30 am local time (1130 GMT), was put back twice before racing was called off for the day.
(Editing by Clare Fallon)
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