Gold and bronze for Cheshire rowers at Paris Olympics

Cheshire rowers Tom and Emily Ford have both bagged medals at the Paris Olympics.

Tom was part of Team GB's men's eight crew, who put on a dominant display to take gold on Saturday.

Alongside teammates Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charles Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, and cox Harry Brightmore - the team took the lead at halfway and held on to defeat the Netherlands by just over a second.

The United States finished in bronze medal position.

In the women's eight event, Tom's sister Emily helped Great Britain to bronze.

It's the first time since 1908 that a brother and sister have won medals at the same Olympics for Team GB.

Speaking after the race, Emily said: "The whole way I think we just trusted the process and we've really learned to have belief in ourselves. I think that's exactly what we did.

"I think this medal is more than just us lot standing here and us lot in the boat. It’s the people past and present, our friends and family, all our support network and everyone that plays the National Lottery.

"So thank you for that. Anyone that's got any ambition, go out there and believe in yourself and do it."

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