Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 7

Rowing

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan sensationally won back-to -back Olympic gold medals. The Skibbereen superstars rowed the perfect race to become double Olympic champions in front a massive Irish crowd in Paris. The remarkable duo won Ireland’s fifth medal at these Paris Olympic Games, after team-mates Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch won bronze in the men’s heavyweight double yesterday, Mona McSharry claimed bronze, Daniel Wiffen gold, and Kellie Harrington secured at least a bronze.

Earlier, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney finished sixth in the final of the Men’s Pair. In an incredibly hot race, that included the reigning Olympic, World and European champions, the Fermanagh duo struggled to keep pace and were dropped in the final quarter of the race. And Aoife Casey and Mags Cremen finished fifth in the final of the lightweight women’s double sculls in their first Olympic final.

Sailing

Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove suffered heartbreak in the In the men’s Skiff medal race in Marseilles. Lying second overall heading into the final test, the brill...
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