FORMER Upton rower Zac Purchase will be rowing for gold on Sunday morning after winning this morning's semi-final.
Zac and his partner Mark Hunter won the men's lightweight double sculls semi-final at the Shunyi rowing centre in Beijing with a time of 6:29.56.
The final was due to be held yesterday, but was postponed after heavy rain hit the venue.
The 22-year-old, who started on his road to glory at Upton Rowing Club in the mid-1990s, will take to the water in tomorrow's final.
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