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 …
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Gary and Paul O’Donovan have won gold in the A Final of the lightweight double sculls at the World Cup Regatta in Lucerne. Sanita Puspure also secured a silver medal for Ireland in the women’s event. The Skibberen men led from the 800m mark but were pushed hard from Denmark and Belgium with the brothers edging out the race by 0.8 …
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The poster boys of Irish rowing, Paul and Gary O’Donovan had some tough acts to follow when they lined up for the final of the lightweight men’s sculls at the European Championships in Prague this morning. The duo’s Irish teammates and Skibbereen clubmates Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll had already won gold in the men’s lightweight pairs, while another Skib …
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Gary and Paul O’Donovan captured the hearts and souls of a nation after winning silver medals at last summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. The Skibbereen duo shot to fame after their exploits both inside and outside the rowing boat. Bookmakers Paddy Power were quick to speculate whether or not they are eligible, and ran a betting market on their potential partners. …
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