Olympics-Rowing-New Zealand win gold in men’s eight

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand won gold in the men’s eight at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway on Friday.

Germany finished second for the silver medal, while Britain claimed the bronze in the rowing event.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Tokyo; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men’s Eight - Medal Ceremony - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Gold medallists coxswain Sam Bosworth of New Zealand, Shaun Kirkham of New Zealand, Thomas Murray of New Zealand, Matthew Macdonald of New Zealand, Hamish Bond of New Zealand, Michael Brake of New Zealand, Thomas Mackintosh of New Zealand and Daniel Hunter Williamson of New Zealand celebrate in their boat with their medals REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men’s Eight - Final A - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Coxswain Sam Bosworth of New Zealand, Shaun Kirkham of New Zealand, Thomas Murray of New Zealand, Matthew Macdonald of New Zealand, Hamish Bond of New Zealand, Michael Brake of New Zealand, Thomas Mackintosh of New Zealand and Daniel Hunter Williamson of New Zealand reacts after competing REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men’s Eight - Final A - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Coxswain Sam Bosworth of New Zealand, Shaun Kirkham of New Zealand, Thomas Murray of New Zealand, Matthew Macdonald of New Zealand, Hamish Bond of New Zealand, Michael Brake of New Zealand, Thomas Mackintosh of New Zealand and Daniel Hunter Williamson of New Zealand reacts after competing REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw