LAST UPDATE | 21 Sep 2022
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL winners Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are safely through to the semi-final stage at the World Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic.
The West Cork duo won the third quarter-final this morning in Racice in the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls.
They finished in a time of 6.21.05 to come home in first place ahead of their French opponents in second and Spanish duo in third.
They will now compete in the semi-final tomorrow at 10.25am where they will be in opposition to teams from New Zealand, Ukraine, Switzerland, Portugal and Germany.
☘️Quarterfinal Result☘️
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Paul and Fintan are into the LM2x A/B Semi after winning their Quarterfinal!#greenblades #wearerowingireland pic.twitter.com/Ue2Chya5UR
Elsewhere Ireland’s Brian Colsh finished fourth in his quarter-final of the Men’s Single Sculls and Hugh Moore finished fourth in the his quarter-final of the Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls. Both results see them into C/D semi-final stage respectively.
Philip Doyle and Konan Pazzaia finished fourth in their quarter-final in the Men’s Double Sculls, a result which also puts them in the C/D semi-final.
Tomorrow Irish interest sees Lydia Heaphy in the semi-final of the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls semi-final at 8.40am, while Natalie Long and Tara Hanlon are in the semi-final of the Women’s Pair at 9.20am.
Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen compete in the semi-final of the Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls at 10.05am.
Olympic bronze medal winners Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty are in the Women’s Four semi-final at 10.45am, while Jack Dorney, Nathan Timoney, Ross Corrigan and Jack Kearney are in the Men’s Four semi-final at 11.05am.
Would be United’s luck to draw them and get put out
They’re destined to meet id say
Europa League is probably a good option for Valencia right now. They would’ve been outclassed in the Champions League if not in the Last 16 then in the Quarters. The Europa League should provide them with a good challenge and with a little investment and good coaching they may go on to do very well in the tournament.
Best of luck to them.
Sure with Gent beating Zenit it wouldn’t of mattered if they won or not. I wouldn’t read into it too much
Needs to take off the corporate suit and wear a team tracksuit on the sideline
Totally agree, that would make his team play better and win more games without a doubt…… NOT
Most manager in the champions lesgue wear suits. .
One game in charge and has Valencia in Europa league, it’s taken Van Gal a year and half to get UTD in.
Couldn’t have gone through even if they won. Still a bad result though