A gold medal for the two lads from Skibbereen, well done Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy you did the island of Ireland proud in the early hours of the morning beating the Germans to first place at the Olympics in Tokyo. It’s not often a small country like Ireland gets a cold medal so this should be cherished, well done lads.
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The welcome and love for @TeamIreland rowing gold medallists Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan as they return to the Olympic village pic.twitter.com/UaXU2ivwLl
— Gary Lemke (@GaryLemke) July 29, 2021
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS! 🥇
What a morning in Tokyo as Fintan McCarthy & Paul O’Donovan claimed gold to be crowned Olympic champions in a thrilling Lightweight Men’s Double final that saw them cross the line in a time of 6:06.43.
What a day! 🇮🇪💚🥇🇮🇪💚🥇#TeamIreland #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Gltt8ZcmsR
— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 29, 2021
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan are total legends but can't stop feeling for Sanita Puspure. A trailblazer, rowing for us at Olympics when no one else was. Young family but dedicated her life to this dream. Sometimes sport doesn't work out as it should, thinking of her today
— Darren Frehill (@Darrenfrehill) July 29, 2021
The tricolour was hoisted to the strains of Amhrán na bhFiann at the Sea Forest Waterway in honour of Irish rowing gold medallists Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan. #olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
📺 Watch live – https://t.co/lLKXNhKPkF
📱 Updates – https://t.co/YWfUCcDfUp pic.twitter.com/gxnsj5ZTFp
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 29, 2021
This will be on a loop for some time to come.
Here's how two Skibbereen men became Olympic champions. Take a bow, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy. 🥇 pic.twitter.com/ezNYgSiAdP— Kieran McCarthy (@KieranMcC_SS) July 29, 2021
🇮🇪😆 Such a great interview from Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy after their historic gold medal win!#bbcolympics #tokyo2020
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 29, 2021
Gold medallists Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy chat to RTE Sport after winning the men’s lightweight double sculls final in Tokyo. #olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
📺 Watch live – https://t.co/lLKXNhKPkF
📱 Updates – https://t.co/YWfUCcDfUp pic.twitter.com/yq80KaHvXw
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 29, 2021