James Cracknell has lavished praise on the Irish duo. Paul must ve wanted to finish this with his brother but he had to form a new relationship, he told the BBC. Both crews have raced well because the Italians have been nip and tuck with these three, the Irish and the Germans, all year. I think both the Germans and the Irish stepped up for that final.
Ireland s golden moment
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Ireland win gold in men s lightweight double sculls
It s gold for the Irish team of Paul O Donovan and Fintan McCarthy! Paul and Gary O Donovan actually won the nation s first Olympic rowing medal in 2016, when they took home a silver.
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