Great Britain's Alan Campbell claimed bronze in the men's single sculls as New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale won gold and Czech Ondrej Synek took silver.
Drysdale and Synek pulled away from the field before the Kiwi powered on to seal victory by half a length.

Analysis

Image of Sir Steve RedgraveSir Steve RedgraveFive-time Olympic champion and BBC Sport analyst
"Realistically Alan wasn't going to do better than that unless someone in front of him messed up. You know the character he is, that crowd was going to get his adrenaline pumping and when it was level coming into that last 500 i had no doubt the crowd were going to lift him."
Campbell, who came fifth in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, started well but was just behind Sweden's Lassi Karonen at the 1500m mark.
But a late surge lifted the 29-year-old from Coleraine into bronze.
Drysdale improved from his third place four years ago when he was hit by illness in the lead up to the final.
More to follow.

Final Results

RankAthleteCountryMedal momentResult
1DrysdaleNZL6:57.82
2SynekCZE6:59.37
3CampbellGBR7:03.28