IRELAND’S MARK O’DONOVAN and Shane O’Driscoll have won gold at the World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
The Skibbereen duo held off a late rally from Italy and Brazil as they were crowned lightweight men’s pair champions.
O’Donovan and O’Driscoll hit the front inside the first 1000 metres and set a fierce pace to open up a lead on their rivals.
Despite the best efforts of the chasing pack, they held on to win in a time of 6:32.42.
The Italian crew of Giuseppe di Mare and Alfonso Scalzone took silver in 6:34.20 while Brazil’s Xavier Vela Maggi and Willian Giaretton took bronze.
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