Helen Glover s bid for third Olympic gold suffers blow with below-par display in heat
Glover and Polly Swann progress despite trailing in third in heat - while men s eight s title defence also starts in disappointing fashion
24 July 2021 • 8:45am
Helen Glover (left) and Polly Swann made it through to the coxless pairs semi-final but had the slowest time of the qualifiers
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Helen Glover’s hopes of capping her remarkable return with a historic third successive Olympic gold medal were dealt a hefty blow on a disappointing day for Britain’s rowers when her pairing with Polly Swann only just managed to scrape through to the semi-finals.
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