Rowing: Light-weight scullers into semis

Storm Uru and Peter Taylor. Photo / Sarah Ivey

New Zealand light-weight scullers Storm Uru and Peter Taylor are through to the semifinals after winning their heat at the Rowing World Championships.

Defending champions Peter Taylor and Storm Uru have won their heat in the men's lightweight double scull at the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.

The result moves them straight through to the semifinals on Wednesday.

The Olympic champion British team has also won its heat to go into the semis.

The women's quad finished third in the opening race of the day and will go through to a repechage later in the week.

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