Pritchard wins Euros gold with another world record
Benjamin Pritchard's gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics was his first in a major international event [Getty Images]
Great Britain's Benjamin Pritchard set a world record for the second time in three days as he became European champion on Saturday.
The Paralympic champion broke the record in the PR1 men's single sculls on day one of the European Rowing Championships.
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Pritchard posted a time of eight minutes 47.88 seconds to book his place in the final in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The 33-year-old Welshman then topped that two days later, winning in a time of 8:40.38 to claim his first European title.
That was enough to beat the previous world-record holder, Ukraine's Roman Polianskyi, who was second in 8:51.93, while Italy's Giacomo Perini was third (8:55.96).
Samuel Murray and Annabel Caddick then finished second in the PR3 mixed double sculls final.
The British pair finished in 7:03.54, while Germany's Valentin Luz and Kathrin Marchand won it in 6:57.41.
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GB's Eleanor Brinkhoff and Megan Slabbert also claimed a podium finish in the women's pair final.
They were third in 6:55.47, with the Romanian pair of Maria Magdalena Rusu and Simona Radis (6:49.18) winning ahead of Laura Meriano and Alice Codato from Italy (6:52.64).
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