Oxford win Boat Race

Oxford University have beaten Cambridge to win the 159th BNY Mellon Boat Race.

The Dark Blues claimed victory by a length and a half on the River Thames.

Oxford president Alex Davidson said: "All credit to Cambridge it was a great race and they pushed us all the way."

Olympic bronze medalist Constantine Louloudis, who was a member of the Oxford crew, added: "It was a heck of a race.

"We fancied our chances, but Cambridge made it very difficult for us. We had to push hard."

At 757.6kg, Oxford's crew weighed 21.2kg more than their Cambridge counterparts.

Oxford have now won 77 Boat Races against their great rivals, who have been victorious on 81 occasions.

The event has only been tied once, when a dead heat was declared in 1877.