Paul O’Donovan writes another gold medal chapter in World Rowing history

It seemed the last thing Paul O’Donovan cared about was any reminder of how many gold medals he’s now won at the World Rowing Championships.

For the record, gold medal number seven was delivered in dominant and invincible style at the Royal Canadian Henley course in St Catharines, Canada on Saturday, O’Donovan winning the lightweight single sculls title just over three weeks after winning the Olympic doubles title in Paris with Fintan McCarthy.

Already one of the most decorated Irish athletes of all time, whatever it is that consistently drives O’Donovan to be the best lightweight rower in the world, it’s definitely not the medals.

“Something like that,” O’Donovan said when told it was his seventh gold medal at the World Championships. “But I think I was dragged along by other people for most of them. I can’t take credit for all of that.”