Rower Reed's relief at gold medal

Naval officer Reed did not start rowing until 2001

Nailsworth's Peter Reed says the relief of winning an Olympic gold medal is still with him 48 hours after the race.

Reed was in the coxless four's boat that produced a perfectly-timed finish to edge out Australia at Shenyi.

Reed told the BBC: "It's very difficult to hide your emotions. We'd had a big week and a big build-up.

"We've seen each other seven days a week for four years. There are a lot of ups and downs in rowing and it was just great to get it sorted out."