World Rowing Championships: Chambers helps GB quad make semi-finals

Chambers won silver with GB's lightweight men's four at the 2012 Olympics in London

Great Britain's lightweight quadruple sculls team, including Peter Chambers from Coleraine, have reached the semi-finals at the World Championships.

Chambers and team-mates Gavin Horsburgh, Zak Lee-Green and Edward Fisher finished second behind France in their heat in Sarasota, Florida.

It was their first race as a quartet at senior level.

The GB boat led through the first 1500m before being overtaken by the French who won by one and a half lengths.

The semi-finals take place on Thursday.