Five Irish boats in action on the opening day of the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade.
DEFENDING WORLD ROWING champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy cruised through to the lightweight men’s double sculls quarter-finals in Belgrade on Sunday morning.
New Zealand were second in 6:19.65 with Ukraine and Estonia also progressing straight through to the quarter-finals. McCarthy finished fifth in his heat in a time of 7:09.73, and will be back on the water on Monday afternoon to see if he can earn a place in the quarter-finals at the second time of asking.
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