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Fintan McCarthy gets one over on Paul O'Donovan as Olympic teammates race AGAINST each other at World Rowing Cup
IRELAND'S rowers scooped three medals at the World Rowing Cup yesterday.
Fiona Murtagh, who
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Murtagh celebrates after finishing second in the Women's Single Scull Final A
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Konan Pazzaia and Fintan McCarthy picked up where they left off from their bronze medal at the European Rowing Championships
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They actually won ahead of fellow Irish duo Paul O'Donovan and Daire Lynch
Favourite Lauren Henry from Britain was first while Frida Sanggaard Nielsen from Denmark claimed the bronze medal.
In the men's double sculls A final,
The Irish crews went head-to-head after coming through their semi-finals on Saturday.
O'Donovan, racing against Olympic pal McCarthy, and Lynch finished the race in fifth.
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Meanwhile Sarah Lavin starred — but it was not enough for Team Ireland to seal a place in Division 1 of the European Athletics Team Championships.
Lavin won her event in the women's 100m hurdles to pick up maximum points.
And despite other strong performances from Nicola Tuthill, Cian McPhillips and the mixed 4x400m relay team, Ireland could only secure a fifth-placed finish.
Their 349-point haul saw them come behind champions Belgium on 451.5.
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Slovenia claimed 402.5 and Norway got 400. Turkey recorded 382.
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