O'Donovan and McCarthy set seal on best-ever European Championships for Irish rowers by defending their lightweight double crown
O’Donovan and McCarthy set seal on best-ever European Championships for Irish rowers by defending their lightweight double crown Independent.ie 8 hrs ago Robert Treharne-Jones World champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy fulfilled all expectations with a successful defence of their European title in Italy yesterday. Gold for the lightweight double was the icing on the cake for Ireland’s rowers, who finished the weekend with two medals from six A finalists – their best-ever European Championships. Competing on Lake Varese, north of Milan, O’Donovan and McCart...