Olympics: Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold in double scullsSkibbereen's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have won gold for Ireland in the men's double sculls. O’Donovan of UCC Rowing Club and Fintan McCarthy of Skibbereen Rowing Club made history at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, where the pair won Ireland’s first ever rowing gold medal in the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls A Final, and now they have added another gold medal. O’Donovan and McCarthy were commanding in their semi-final earlier in the week, hitting the front before halfway and controlling the race from there. The pair had qualified with the fastest time, but trailed Greece and Italy crews in the early stages. McCarthy and O’Donovan crossed the finishing line in six minutes 10.99 seconds, over two seconds clear of silver medallists Italy with Greece taking bronze.
