Lucy helps GB eight reach final

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Video - GB men's eight cruise to final

Wales' Tom Lucy helped the Great Britain's men's eight storm into the Olympic final with an emphatic win in their heat at the Shunyi Rowing Centre.

The British crew finished over a length clear of reigning Olympic champions the US and world championship silver medallists Germany.

Earlier, the British women's eight finished second in their heat behind world champions the US.

They now go into Tuesday's repechage to try to seal a place in the final.

Results:

Men's eight

Heat 1: 1 Canada 5:27.69 (A), 2 Poland 5:34.95 (R), 3 Netherlands 5:40.43 (R), 4 Australia 6:55.59 (R)

Heat 2: 1 Gr Britain 5:25.89 (A), 2 United States 5:29.60 (R), 3 China 5:35.09 (R), 4 Germany 5:37.56 (R)

Women's eight

Heat 1: 1 United States 6:06.53 (A), 2 Gr Britain 6:08.68 (R), 3 Canada 6:12.68 (R), 4 Germany 6:14.42 (R)

Heat 2: 1 Romania 6:05.77 (A), 2 Netherlands 6:07.41 (R), 3 Australia 6:07.93 (R)