Paul and Gary O’Donovan managed to earn a silver medal in today’s European Championship finals.
In today’s lightweight men’s double sculls, the iconic duo from Skibbereen put in a valiant showing but lost out on the top spot.
It was the Norweigans who came out ahead by a sizeable margin to upset the Irish, putting in a strong showing and opening up a lead early.
The Irish had to fight off a spirited effort from the third-placed Italians to bring home silver and in the end, they will surely be pleased with their efforts.
Of course, there was a lot of expectation going into this one – a testament to the undeniable talent of the O’Donovans – but with a second-placed finish, they can bring medals back to their home-country after what was another entertaining event in Glasgow.
Silver for Gary and Paul O'Donovan in the lightweight men's double sculls at #Glasgow2018. They left themselves too much to do against a strong Norwegian crew #RTEsport pic.twitter.com/emDayvVxHD
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 5, 2018
Cillian Cunningham, Pundit Arena
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