(left to right) Stroke, Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase give a cheer after their victory in Heat 2 of the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls at the Olympics London 2012.
Defending champions Zac Purchase, from Wallingford, and Mark Hunter won their heat of the lightweight double sculls by a few feet from New Zealand to qualify for Wednesday's semi-finals.
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