Live: Final Day of the World Rowing Championships in Linz

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15:30

That’s the end of our live coverage. Thank you for joining us for this wonderful World Rowing Championship in Linz, Austria. What a week it has been.

15:29

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15:29

Jean-Christophe Rolande, FISA President, is making his final remarks to bring the tournament to an end

15:28

15:27

The NZL national anthem plays to close proceedings as the W8+ medalists receive their awards

15:26

15:18

That’s the end of racing for these World Rowing Champioships but there is a medal ceremony and the closing ceremony to come so stay tuned for highlights

15:09

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15:08

NZL overtake AUS to win the final race of the day

15:07

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15:06

AUS still leading at 1500m but again it is tight

15:04

AUS lead this final race at 1000m

15:00

The W8+ final is on the course

14:58

This is it. The final race of the 2019 World Rowing Championships is coming up in the next few minutes

14:57

14:55

14:53

And Oliver Zeidler (GER) has won it! A fantastic race from rowing’s newest star

14:53

It’s a photo finish!

14:51

NED still lead at 1500m in another extremely tight race

14:50

NED lead at half way

14:45

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14:44

The M1x final is on the course. This is the penultimate race of these World Rowing Championships

14:39

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14:36

Sunita Puspure (IRL) overtakes in the final quarter, beating Emma Twigg in the W1x final after the New Zealander controlled the majority of the race

14:33

NZL still lead at 1500m with IRL gaining

14:31

NZL lead at 1000m with IRL close behind

14:27

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14;25

The W1x final is on the course

14:24

14:21

We are now into the last three races of the day. Stay with us for live coverage right through to the end

14:18

And it is NZL who miss out on Olympic qualification

14:17

GER just hold off a late surge from NED to take the gold medal by around 0.5s

14:16

GER still leading at 1500m

14:16

Remember 5 of the 6 teams will qualify for Tokyo 2020

14:15

GER lead at 1000m but it’s anybody’s race

14:11

The crowd are making it clear that this is a hotly anticipated final

14:09

The M8+ final is on the course

14:03

A very close race! IRL surged late but Zhiyu Liu and Liang Zhang (CHN) just held them off to win

14:01

CHN lead at 1500m but it’s anyone’s guess who will medal

13:59

CHN lead at 1000m

13:53

The M2x final is on the course

13:47

Brooke Donoghue and Olivia Loe (NZL) hold on to win the W2x final. A very exciting final as both ROU and NED surged past USA to come second and third in about the last 10m

13:46

Loud chants of “USA” ringing from the stands

13:45

It’s still fantastically close!

13:45

NZL overtake USA to lead at 1500m

13:43

USA lead an incredibly tight race, with just half a length separating all six teams at 1000m

13:37

The W2x final is on the course

13:31

Loud cheers from the crowd as it is announced that Polianskyi has just set a new world record in the event. He beat out Alexey Chuvashev (RUS) by nine seconds!

13:30

Roman Polianskyi (UKR) pushes on to win the PR1M1x final by a several lengths. An excellent race from him

13:28

UKR still leading at 1500m, with a narrow lead over AUS

13:25

UKR lead at half way

13:20

The PR1M1x A final is on the course

13:19

13:15

Birgit Skarstein (NOR) cruises to a comfortable victory in the PR1W1x final. A great race from her, she simply never looked troubled by the rest of the field.

13:13

NOR still leading at 1500m with FRA in second and ISR in third

13:09

NOR leads at half way ahead of FRA in second

13:04

Time for the A finals. The PR1W1x final is on the course

12:48

The last B final has just finished, won by ROU. The first A final is scheduled for 13:05 so stay tuned for our live coverage

12:38

Damir Martin (CRO), Robert Manson (NZL) and Simone Martini (ITA) qualify for Tokyo after a photo finish! Just one more B final left

12:29

The M1x B final is now on the course. As with the women’s race the first three qualify for next year’s Olympics

12:27

Yan Jiang (CHN), Laila Youssifou (NED) and Magdelana Lobnig (AUT) have qualified for Tokyo 2020 in the W1x

12:26

Another Olympic qualification final. The crowd is really loud now. Things are heating up

12:12

Just three B finals remaining

12:02

Another very close run B final. The races are just getting better and better. Excitement clearly building amongst the fans as the day goes on and we head towards the A finals

11:49

An incredibly exciting B final! It’s AUS who miss out on Olympic qualification. Victory for NED after a photo finish with NZL

11:43

The M2x B final has just taken the course. More noise from the crowd as it is announced that 5 of the 6 crews will qualify for Tokyo 2020

11:41

Deep into the B finals now. The crowd is beginning to pick up. Loud cheers and chants as Blake Haxton (USA) crosses the line to win the PR1M1x B final

11:17

While we wait for the A finals to begin why not catch up on all the highlights from yesterday here

11:14

Kristian Vasilev (BUL) wins the M1x to close out the C finals. Onto the B finals!

10:55

We’re into the C finals now. Supporters are beginning to trickle into the grandstand. If yesterday was anything to go by, we’re in for a good day of racing.

10:41

10:19

Welcome to our coverage of the final day of the World Rowing Championships here in Linz. Racing is set to start shortly, with A finals beginning around 13:00 and finishing just after 15:00. Check back throughout the day for updates and live play-by-play coverage of the A finals.