Worlds Saturday Finals, As It Happened

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16:06

Thank you for tuning in to our live blog. That’s all for today but racing resumes at 10:15 tomorrow. Join us then for more live action from Linz

15:44

15:37

NED cruise through to win the M4x final ahead of POL, leaving reigning European Champions ITA in third

15:35

NED stretch their lead at 1500m

15:34

NED surge from third place to lead at half way

15:32

15:27

The M4x final is on the course

15:23

We have made it through to the final race of the day- the M4x final. And what a day of rowing it has been

15:22

15:21

CHN win the W4x final as POL edge second by 0.03s after a late challenge from NED

15:20

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GBR’s Matt Rossiter speaks to us after winning bronze in the M4- final

15:19

CHN still lead at 1500m, pulling ahead of POL in second

15:17

CHN lead at half way

15:12

The W4x final is on the course

15:05

AUS surge late to secure the W4- title after a tight race with NED

15:03

AUS still lead at 1500m with a slim lead over NED

15:01

AUS lead at half way

15:00

14:56

The W4- final is on the course

14:51

A fantastically exciting final there. The favourites AUS coming dead last was a shock

14:49

The result of said photo finish puts GBR in third ahead of ITA

14:48

ROU surge through but POL hold them off to win the M4- final. ITA and GBR have gone to a photo finish

14:46

POL maintain their lead at 1500m as GBR overtake Italy in second

14:45

POL lead at half way in this final

14:39

The M4- final is on the course

14:38

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Jackie Kiddle and Zoe McBride speak to Row 360 after the LW2x final win in Linz

14:36

GBR powered to victory in the PR3MIX4+ final by a margin of 12 seconds over second place USA. Apologies for our drop in coverage. We experienced a slight connection issue.

14:27

14:23

The PR3MIX4+ final is on the course

14:20

14:16

NZL cruise to victory in the LW2x final as NED and GBR surge late to take silver and bronze

14:15

As if on cue NED overtake ROU in my first case of commentator’s curse

14:14

NZL have a commanding lead at 1500m. Its between FRA and ROU for silver and bronze

14:12

NZL lead the race at half way

14:07

The LW2x final is on the course

14:03

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Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler (NZL) after their W2- final win in Linz

14:00

IRL come from nowhere to pull out ahead of GER and ITA to win the LM2x final

13:59

IRL overtake to lead at 1500m

13:57

GER lead at half way, closely followed by ITA

13:52

The LM2x final is on the course

13:46

If these first two finals are anything to go by we are in for a good day. Both have been tense, hard-fought affairs to the end

13:43

CRO fight off NZL’s late surge to win the M2- final

13:42

CRO extend their lead to a length at 1500m

13:41

CRO lead at half way, narrowly in front of NZL

13:36

The M2- final is on the course

13:33

13:29

NZL win the W2- final by a comfortable length after a tight battle with AUS

13:28

NZL beginning to pull away!

13:27

AUS still narrowly leading at 1500m but are neck and neck with NZL

13:24

AUS hold a slim lead over NZL at half way

13:18

The W2- final is on the course

13:14

GBR pull away in the last 200 to win the PR2MIX2x final with NED second after dominating the rest of the field

13:11

GBR overtake NED to lead at 1500m

13:09

NED lead at halfway in the PR2MIX2x final

13:05

And the A finals have begun on schedule despite the earlier delay

13:04

The last B final has just finished. Here come the A finals, starting with the PR2MIX2x

12:47

This is the penultimate B final. Our full live race coverage will begin with the slightly delayed A finals

12:45

Right on schedule racing has resumed with the W4x B Final

12:33

Racing has been suspended until 12:45 by the Fairness Committee. Nobody yet knows why but there are unconfirmed reports that it is to do with the wind. More to follow

12:09

The A finals are almost upon us. Just three B finals remain

11:39

11:34

The B finals are running nicely and on schedule. Just six more races until we are into the A finals

11:07

Not that the athletes need much more pressure than a world championship but the upcoming finals have qualification for next year’s Tokyo Olympics at stake

10:43

We’re getting into the B finals now. These will run until 12:36 followed swiftly by the a finals at 13:05

10:36

A good number of supporters have now made their way into the grandstand. The atmosphere is certainly heating up, as is the weather. Looks set to be a scorcher.

10:13

There are some very competitive C finals going on at the moment. Even though they are not winning gold medals it’s clear just how much it means to these amazing athletes to compete at this highly prestigious event

09:48

The first A final is scheduled for 13:05 local time, when our full coverage will begin. Until then check back throughout the morning to see the latest updates and the build up to the main finals this afternoon

09:20

It’s a beautiful day here in Linz. Our live finals coverage will begin shortly