Paris 2024: Glorious gold for history maker Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy in lightweight double sculls

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retained their Olympic title with a dominant victory in the final of the men’s lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024.

The duo finished in a time of 6:10.99 to seal back-to-back golds.

It’s a third Olympics in a row that O’Donovan has won a medal after silver with his brother Gary at Rio 2016 and gold with McCarthy at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games.

O’Donovan and McCarthy also become the first Irish athletes to win golds at successive Games since Pat O’Callaghan in the men’s hammer throw at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics.

It also marks a fifth medal won or secured at Paris 2024 following gold for Daniel Wiffen, bronzes for fellow swimmer Mona McSharry and for men’s double sculls Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch, and boxer Kellie Harrington having secured at least a bronze medal in the women’s 60kg division.

Paris 2024: Gold glory for Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as the Irish rowers defend the lightweight double sculls title they won in Tokyo.#RTESport #Paris2024