Coleraine rower Richard Chambers forced to wait for double sculls semi-final at Rio Olympics

Coleraine rower Richard Chambers will have to wait until Thursday for his double sculls Olympic semi-final.

Wind and rain forced the postponement of Wednesday’s scheduled programme.

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Richard Chambers and Will Fletcher

Chambers and Great Britain team-mate Will Fletcher finished second in their heat on Monday behind South Africa.

Fletcher and Chambers clocked the sixth fastest qualifying time of 6:25.62.

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