Olympic Gold for Rochdale's Stuart Bithell

Tearful family members watched on as Team GB ruled the waves in Tokyo with sailors scooping double Olympic gold medal glory on Tuesday.

Giles Scott won gold in the men's Finn class, Britain's sixth successive title in the event, shortly after fellow sailors Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell narrowly claimed first in the men's 49er.

There were tears and jubilant scenes at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, as Bithell's parents Vivian and Leslie watched the pair take the final turn in second but then edge over the finish line in front.

The pair went into the final medal race, where double points are awarded, in second, four points behind New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, but victory for Fletcher and Bithell and third for New Zealand saw them claim the title.

Scott finished 4th in the medal race to end the event on 45 points overall, just three points ahead of second place in a nail-biting finish.

The 34-year-old from Cambridgeshire retained the title he won at Rio 2016, finishing ahead of Hungary's Zsombor Berecz and Spain's Joan Cardona Mendez.

The wins at Japan's Enoshima Yacht Harbour took Britain's gold medal haul to 13.

There was also a silver for Olympic debutants John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the mixed Nacra 17 class, who finished in fifth in the medal race to stay in second place behind Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti.