Olympic champion wins medal with new partner at European Rowing Championship
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia have won bronze for Ireland in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Bulgaria.
It's a first medal at heavyweight for Skibereen legend McCarthy, while for Queens University star Pazzaia, it's a first major medal.
McCarthy has famously won gold medals for Ireland at Olympic Games alongside longtime rowing partner Paul O'Donovan, but with O'Donovan unavailable, Pazzaia stepped in and helped get the job done.
Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup of Poland took home gold in Plovdiv, while Ireland's duo had to settle for third place in a time of 6.05.48 as they took home the bronze medal.
For McCarthy, it is a first medal in the heavyweight class after years dominating the lightweight division with O'Donovan. The pair won gold in the lightweight double sculls at the 2024 and 2021 Olympic Games, and the duo also have three World and two European golds at lightweight.
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