Katie O'Brien claims gold as Zoe Hyde and Sanita Puspure progress to final at World Championships

Ireland's Katie O'Brien recorded an emphatic victory in the final of the PR2 single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic.

O'Brien led from the off over the 2000m course at the Labe Arena in Racice and stopped the clock in nine minutes 25.23 seconds.

There was a yawning gap back to runner-up Kathryn Ross, with the Australian finishing just over 10 seconds behind the Galway para rower despite being fastest in qualifying.

Ukraine's Anna Aisanova rounded off the podium places.