Olympic gold for Midlands rower Matt Gotrel

Olympic Gold for rowing men's eights Credit: PA

Rower Matt Gotrel from Leamington Spa has scooped up a gold medal in the men's eights along with teammates Scott Durant, Tom Ransley, Andrew T Hodge, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Matt Langridge, William Satch and Phelan Hill.

The 27-year-old and his fellow Great Britain teammates beat off competition from Germany who took the silver medal and Netherlands with the Bronze.