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McCarthy and O Donovan storm into semi-finals with heat victory
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy put down a marker in Tokyo on another great day for Irish rowing. By Maurice Brosnan Saturday 24 Jul 2021, 3:56 AM 8 hours ago 17,805 Views 5 Comments
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
IRELAND’S BIG MEDAL hopes Paul O’Donovan and Finbarr McCarthy delivered an excellent performance in the Lightweight men’s doubles sculls rowing heats to advance to the semi-final.
The Skibbereen clubmen looked comfortable throughout and finished in first place with a time of 6:23.74. Czech Republic came in second with a time of 6:28.10.
O’Donovan and McCarthy won the European Championship and the World Cup Regatta in the buildup to Tokyo and were earmarked as gold medal contenders once everything went acco