Helen Glover eyes further improvement after reaching women’s pairs semi-final
Updated: July 24 2021, 10.13am
Great Britain’s Helen Glover, left, and Polly Swann came third in their pairs heat in Tokyo (Mike Egerton/PA)
Helen Glover launched her bid for a third Olympic gold medal and insisted there was more to come.
The two-time Olympic champion finished third in her women’s pairs heat with Polly Swann as they opened their Games campaign on Saturday.
The duo clocked in seven minutes 23.98 seconds behind Australia and the ROC, the Russian Olympic Committee, at the Sea Forest Waterway.
Glover and Swann qualified for Tuesday’s semi-final after finishing third in their heat (Mike Egerton/PA)
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