Richard Chambers from Coleraine took gold at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand today as the Britain lightweight four won an extremely close race.
Another Coleraine man, Alan Campbell, made the podium in the men’s single scull, where he took the bronze medal. Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic took gold, dethroning defending champion Mahe Drysdale, who took silver.
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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.
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