Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) - Final

The Russians is the European Champions and they’ve come through to this final with the fastest qualifying time from the heats two days ago. The Russian crew includes two-time Olympian Nikita Morgachev. They continued to lead through the middle of the race with an ever-increasing margin. Only Estonia and Lithuania looked to have a chance of catching the Russians. Where was Germany? Back in fourth place, the Olympic Champions Germany were struggling in these conditions.

Meanwhile at the head of the field, Russia was under threat from Estonia. The Estonians had picked up the pace and were doing some major damage. Estonia finished fourth at the London Olympics and they are hoping that this year in Rio will be their chance. Lithuania also came through at the end, overtaking Russia to win silver. The Russians held on to bronze.

Results: EST, LTU, RUS, GER, GBR, UKR

B-final

A two boat race had Poland lead from start to finish over the Czechs. Poland has already qualified for the Rio Olympics while the Czech Republic still needs to.

Results: POL, CZE

Kaspar Taimsoo (s) – Estonia – gold
“I can’t believe that we won, we were not favoured. The weather was on our side today, it’s like at home. I think that is why we succeeded.”

Dominykas Jancionis – Lithuania – silver
“It feels so good to be on the podium. It is the first time for us to win a medal at the senior level. We pushed when the water was flat.”

Nikita Morgachev (b) – Russia – bronze
“It’s very good to win a medal. It feels good for me to be back in the quad as I am a sculler. We need to qualify in Lucerne for Rio.”