Aldridge 'immensely proud' after rowing bronze

Team GB bronze medallists Oliver Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson

Welsh rower Matt Aldridge has spoken of his pride after winning a bronze medal in the men's four.

"Got a lot of pain at the moment, but a lot of pride. I'm Incredibly happy, that was possibly the best race we’ve done all Olympic cycle," he said.

"This year we’ve had our ups and downs, but when it came to the biggest race of them all, we put together the fastest race we could.

"Hats off to every single athlete in that field, everyone is on top of their game, everyone is so strong. The Americans and the Kiwis are outstanding racers.

"Of course we were dreaming of coming here and winning.

"We went into that final believing if we get our race right, we can. We did everything within our power and we weren’t fast enough, sometimes that’s elite sport.

"You have got to take the wins where you can."

Aldridge, who started rowing for Wales in 2013, is already looking ahead to the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.

"Four more years and we’re going to come back and upgrade the colour [bronze] for sure," he added.