India, April 4 -- The historic rivalry will unfold yet again in front of the people in London, as Oxford and Cambridge return to the River Thames on Saturday (April 4) for the 171st Men's and 80th Women's Chanel J12 Boat Race. With thousands anticipated to gather along the 4.2-mile "Tideway" route from Putney to Mortlake, the stakes for the Dark Blues of Oxford are at an all-time high.

An interesting competition will follow between Sisters Lilli and Mia Freischem, competing on rival teams in the women's race, with the former aiming to stop the latter from achieving ten years of supremacy.

An intriguing story in the race's development is the French impact: both male team presidents are French, with Noam Mouelle heading Cambridge Men and ...