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Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan have made Ireland proud as they defended their Olympic title on Friday.
In fact, they wrote themselves into the Olympic history book.
They picked up their lightweight double sculls gold medal at Paris 2024.
It was no surprise that the Skibbereen pair commanded the race as they were the favourites to win.
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Their legacy is cemented in the history books as they leave the Olympic Games with the legacy of being the last lightweight boat to win a gold medal.
Yes, the Games have scrapped the lightweight weight category for Los Angeles.
O’Donovan and McCarthy have become the first Irish athletes since Dr Pat Callaghan in 1932 to successfully defend an Olympic title.
Paul O’Donovan has also become one of Ireland’s most decorated Olympians and the first Irish athlete ever to win medals in three Olympics. He nabbed silver in Rio, gold in Tokyo and now gold in Paris.
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Aoife Casey and Mags Cremen finished 5th in the final of lightweight women’s double sculls, in their first Olympic final.
Meanwhile, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney finished sixth in the final of the Men’s Pair.
Fair play to everyone in the rowing finals today! They made Ireland proud!
