Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy say success did not stem from telepathy, but years of practice

Tim O'Brien - The Irish Times - 03/08
Ireland’s gold medal winners say they are not finished with the Olympics yet

Ireland’s Olympic champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have said their co-ordinated, winning performance at the Paris Olympics did not stem from mind games or “telepathy”.

Ireland’s gold medal winners said they had worked together and practised for so long, “a kind of algorithm” had developed in which they both knew immediately how to respond to circumstances as they raced towards the finish line.

“I think just being locked into the ...
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