The Danish pair Hedvig Rasmussen and Anne Andersen, who nearly beat Stanning and Glover in the quarters, held off the more fancied New Zealand pair of Genevieve Behrent and Rebecca Scown in the second semi-final, a much tighter race. South Africa's Lee-Ann Persse and Kate Christowitz took third place to qualify for the final, comfortably ahead of the rest. The Britons, who are also world champions, led from the start and were barely troubled by Felice Mueller and Grace Luczak. Wednesday's program was called off due to high winds but there were no weather problems on Thursday. The two races kicked off a day which will see the first medals of the rowing, with six finals scheduled.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2016 12:22 UTC