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 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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Ireland’s Kellie Harrington remained on track to repeat Katie Taylor’s Olympic gold medal win at the London 2012 Olympics by guaranteeing herself a bronze medal at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo and becoming only the second Irish woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing.
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Aidan Walsh has secured Ireland’s first Olympic medal in boxing since the London Olympics in 2012. The Belfast welterweight comfortably outpointed Merven Clair from Mauritius in their quarter-final bout meaning he will win a minimum of bronze but a win over Pat McCormack from Britain in the semi-final on Sunday will give him a chance to upgrade to silver.
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Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan held off a late charge from Germany to win the gold medal for Ireland in the men’s lightweight double sculls. It is Ireland’s first gold medal in rowing and comes 24 hours after their women’s four team won bronze in Tokyo.
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