Peter Chambers News

Durham's Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell was the leading North-East performer at the British Rowing team's senior trials.

Richard Chambers made a victorious start to the new Olympic cycle by claiming gold with Great Britain team mate Adam Freeman Pask in the men's lightweight double sculls at the World Cup regatta in Sydney.

IT may have been snowing back home, but Welsh rowers proved hot stuff Down Under as they raced into Sunday's finals in 30 C heat in the first World Cup regatta of the year on the Sydney Olympic course.

OLYMPIC silver medalists Richard and Peter Chambers return to international action this weekend as the first World Cup rowing regatta of the season takes place in Sydney, writes NIGEL RINGLAND.

OXFORD'S double Olympic champion Andy Triggs Hodge will stroke the Great Britain men's eight at the first World Cup in Sydney next month.