Richard Hounslow and David Florence in the final. Picture: Action Images
Harrow's Richard Hounslow and partner David Florence won olympic silver in Rio after finishing narrowly behind Slovakia in the canoe slalom final.
The pair raced third last and were leading the pack at the two timechecks along the course, but finished 0.43 behind the Slovak pairing of Ladislav and Peter Skantar who took gold.
Hounslow and Florence had been in fine form to reach the final earlier in the day, setting a third-fastest time of 109.6, before improving to complete the final round in 102.0.
In finishing second, they repeated the feat they first set in earning silver at London 2012.
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