Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retain Gold in lightweight double sculls

Ireland’s Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retained their Olympic men’s lightweight double sculls title after winning gold in Paris. With the Irish support travelling to Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in their numbers, O’Donovan and McCarthy delivered a dominant showing on the outskirts of Paris as they backed up their gold medal from Tokyo three years ago.

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Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch win bronze in double sculls

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have claimed Ireland’s fourth medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics with a bronze in the men’s double sculls. It also the first heavyweight rowing medal ever earned by Ireland at a Games. It follows up on the bronze the pair won at the World Championships in Belgrade last September and, for Doyle, it is a sea change from his Tokyo experience when he was, similarly, a firm medal favourite along with Ronan Byrne but couldn’t make the final.

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