Rowers strike Gold in Poznan

Coleraine duo Peter Chambers and Joel Cassells surged to gold medal glory at the European Championships in Poland on Sunday.
By Steven Crawford
Published 1st Jun 2015, 10:51 BST
Great Britain's Joel Cassels, right, and Peter Chambers celebrate as they win the Lightweight Men's Pair final during the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)Great Britain's Joel Cassels, right, and Peter Chambers celebrate as they win the Lightweight Men's Pair final during the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
Great Britain's Joel Cassels, right, and Peter Chambers celebrate as they win the Lightweight Men's Pair final during the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Chambers and Cassells set a European record of 6:28.58 to claim the lightweight pair title in Poznan.

Chambers and Cassells led throughout but had to hold off a fast finish from the French team to win by just three-tenths of a second.

Meanwhile, Peter’s brother Richard secured a silver in the lightweight double sculls with Englishman Will Fletcher.

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