Emily Craig and Imogen Grant suffer lightweight women's double scull heartache as Team GB pair miss out on a bronze medal by ONE-HUNDREDTHS of a second in photo-finish to Holland
- Emily Craig and Imogen Grant were edged out for a bronze medal on Thursday
- Team GB missed out in the lightweight women's double scull final to Holland
- Italy won the event, ahead of France who took silver and the third-placed Dutch
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Team GB were dealt a cruel hand in the rowing once more as Emily Craig and Imogen Grant were pipped to a bronze medal by just one-hundredths of a second.
The British pair would have hoped for a gold medal on the waters but they instead finished outside the podium places by the smallest of margins.
The duo were pipped to a bronze medal by Holland, while Italy won the event and France took silver.
Emily Craig (left) and Imogen Grant cut forlorn figures after just missing out on a bronze medal
The Team GB (bottom circle) were just pipped in the lightweight women's double scull final by Holland (top circle)
Holland, who faded during the final, edged out Team GB by just one-hundredths of a second
It was the cruellest of fates for Craig and Grant who had aspired to win gold at Tokyo
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