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Team GB rower Will Satch aiming for Tokyo 2020 after heart operation

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Satch topped the podium for Team GB in the men's eight in Rio, which added to his three World Championship golds.

Will Satch already has an Olympic gold medal, but just getting to Tokyo 2020 would represent an even bigger achievement for the rower.

Satch topped the podium for Team GB in the men's eight in Rio, which added to his three World Championship golds.

Being part of that successful 2016 team was made all the more impressive by the fact that Satch was battling atrial fibrillation, a condition that leads to an increased heart rate.

Satch, who has been tipped to be part of the men's eights in Japan next summer, is a man with a big team ethic and it was the thought of letting his team-mates down that prompted swift action.

"I was potentially in my prime and I was getting this," he added. "I found it quite frustrating. It has taken about a year, but I feel comfortable now.

"It wasn't life or death, you can live with it but you can't be yourself.

"Some people don't know they have got it but because my heart is large – because I have done endurance training – it felt like I had no oxygen.

"The biggest thing for me was letting other people down, if I was in a single it wouldn't be a factor.

"It's very special. I have taken a step back and realised how special it is. I am more positive than ever. It is going to make it sweet if I can do it and get to Tokyo."

:: Will Satch was speaking at the launch of the SAS Ranking Points Index on behalf of SAS, Official Analytics Partner for British Rowing. For further information visit www.sas.com

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