Team GB win bronze medal in the women's double sculls - after Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde are pipped to the finish line by New Zealand and Romania in Paris

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Team GB win bronze medal in the women's double sculls - after Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde are pipped to the finish line by New Zealand and Romania in Paris

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Team GB continued their strong start to the Olympic Games with a bronze medal in the women's double sculls, on Thursday morning. Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde powered through 2000m to claim third place in the event, with New Zealand taking gold and Romania winning silver. Team GB went out hard from the start and led at the 500m mark with Romania taking over by halfway. New Zealand eventually moved into pole position for gold to edge out Romania, but Wilde and Hodgkins Byrne staved off a late challenge from the Netherlands to take bronze.
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