10:44

Great day for Great Britain taking three medals.  We’ll be back tomorrow for 5 more GB finalists and hopefully some more medals!

10:40

Great Britain take the gold!

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10:36

What a last 100m – it’s gold for Great Britain – the Aussies are beaten in the last 500m there.  France take bronze.

10:35

Australia in first, GB in second – 3/4 of a length behind.  Slovenia in third.

10:34

Australia lead with Slovenia second, GB down in third at the moment.

10:32

At the first 500m it’s Australia just ahead of GB and Czech Republic in third.

10:31

We’re off!

10:23

So onto the big one – the men’s coxless four.  What can GB do in this one?  Starts at 10:30.

10:19

So the full results from the men’s double and it’s another bronze medal for GB.  Well done guys!

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[bronze]

10:16

Australia win gold – photo finish between Estonia and GB but Estonia take the silver.  GB take bronze.

10:15

The Aussies still lead a length over GB still in second chased hard by Estonia and New Zeland.

10:13

Coming through halfway and it’s the Aussies leading by a length from GB.  Estonia and Slovenia currently in third and fourth.

10:11

At 500m it’s Australia leading the field with Slovenia second and GB currently sat in third.

10:10

Onto the men’s double sculls -Matt Wells and Steve Rowbotham go from lane 1.

10:06

So first medal for GB – well done girls!

10:00

Gold to New Zealand and silver to Germany.

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[bronze]

9:58

Great last 500m form the GB girls and they finish with the bronze.  It’s a photo finish for gold between New Zealand and Germany.

9:56

At 1500m it’s Germany still leading with New Zealand in silver and GB in third.  China about half a length back from GB.

9:55

Germany just ahead of New Zealand, China are in third with GB in fourth.

9:53

China lead at 500m with Germany in second, very close for third place.  Great Britain just have it at 500, with New Zealand fourth.

9:50

So onto the start of the women’s double.  Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington go in lane 2.

9:46

So Drew Ginn takes his third gold medal in the men’s pair.

9:39

Australia catch a little crab in the last 250 but still take gold ahead of Canada.  New Zealand gain the bronze medal.

9:37

Australia now lead at 1500m by about half a length from Canada.  Canada are three lengths are ahead of New Zealand.  New Zealand about two/three lengths ahead of South Africa.

9:36

Canada lead by a few inches from Australia.   New Zealand are in third but a bit back from the leading pair of pairs.

9:34

Canada lead at the first 500m, with Australia in second and New Zealand in third.

9:30

Start of the men’s pair final.  It’s the last final today that doesn’t have a GB crew in.

9:28

So the full results from that final of the women’s pair.

9:20

Romania take the gold with China storming through for silver and Belarus in bronze.  GB finish sixth but they’ll be back for 2012.  Great result just to make the final.

9:18

As wecome through 1500m it’s Romania in the gold medal spot with Belarus in silver.  Germany holding onto bronze from China.

GB currently in sixth.

9:16

At the halfway mark it’s Romania leading with Belarus in second.  Germany in third, China in fourth with GB in fifth.

9:14

Germany take on the lead in the first 500m and come through with Belarus just behind them.  Romania in third but GB currently sat in fourth.

9:10

Next up it’s the women’s pair with Olivia Whitlam and Louisa Reeve.  There off in lane 1.

9:05

Mahe Drysdale is lying flat out on the pontoon now.  He’s really struggling, what a gutsy row from him as ill as he obviously is.

9:00

Tufte won that carrying his water bottle donw the course!

8:58

At the finish it’s Tufte (6:59.83) who takes gold, Synek takes second, Drysdale takes the bronze.  What a finish!

Campbell finishes fifth but what a gutsy regatta from him.

8:56

At 1500m, Drysdalehas pushed out into the lead with Tufte in second.  Alan Campbell in fifth position.

8:54

At the halfway mark it’s Tufte just ahead of Campbell. Belgium in third and the world champion Mahe Drysdale in fourth.

8:52

At 500m, it’s Alan Campbell leading at 500m with Maeyens and Tufte in third.  Tufte normally hangs back so for him to be up there is unusual.

8:50

Onto the first of Team GB’s rowers – Alan Campbell goes in the men’s single final.  Alan’s going in lane 5.

Mahe not looking fully confident – he’s got weed in his lane and it appears to have thrown him a bit.

8:38

So the full results from that last final.

8:37

Gold for Bulgaria, USA take silver and Belarus take bronze.

8:35

At 1500m, Bulgaria lead and Karsten from Belarus in second.  USA in third. Czech Republic blew from lane 1 there.

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8:33

Czech Republic in first length on Bulgaria with Belarus still in third.  China just outside the medals at the moment.

8:32

At the 500m it’s the Czech Republic leading with Bulgaria second and Belarus in bronze medal position.

8:25

Almost ready for the first race which goes off at 8:30.  We’re starting with the final of the women’s single.

8:08

Welcome to today’s live updates.  We’ve got 5 boats going for Great Britain today starting with Alan Campbell in the men’s single at 8:50.