Ireland's Tokyo takeaway - Day Six update
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy were crowned Olympic champions in Tokyo this morning, as they rowed home to gold in a thrilling final of the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls in a time of 6:06.43, to pip Germany to first place.
In a thrilling race, the Skibbereen crew were sitting in second place for much of the race, with Germany going out fast and dominating the first half.
A big push from the Irish double with 700m to go left no doubt about their class, when they edged their boat to the front, and took the win – and that coveted gold medal - by 0.86 of a second on the line.
RESULTS DAY SIX: 29th JULY
SWIMMING
Portarlington's Shane Ryan breaks Brendan Hyland's 100m Butterfly record of 52.58 - 52.52 - FOURth place in the heat.
JUDO
Men’s -100kg Elimination Round of 32: Mukhammadkarim Khurramov (UZB) 1s1 – 0s1 Ben Fletcher (IRL), IRL lose by Waza-Ari
ROWING
Lightweight Men’s Double Final A- Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy – Gold medal 1st with 6:06.43.
Lightweight Women’s Double Final B – Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen – 2nd in B Final, to finish 8th overall with 6:49.90.
Women’s Pair Final B –Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley – 5th in B Final, to finish 11th overall with 7:02.22.
Women’s Single Semi-Final A/B– Sanita Puspure – 5th with 7:34.40 (progresses to B Final).
SAILING
49er Class Race 5: Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, 2nd
49er Class Race 6: Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, 6th
Currently lying in 7th place overall
Laser Radial Race 7: Annalise Murphy, 1st
SHOOTING:
Trap Men’s Qualification: Derek Burnett – 26th overall with 118 (22/24/24/24/24)