Irish pair stick to their usual tactics as they storm home to take gold head of Switzerland
Their performance also rounded off another positive day for the Irish team at the Ada Ciganlija regatta course on Sava Lake, in the heart of the Serbian capital, the penultimate session blessed by perfect conditions.
The Swiss pair of Roman Roeoesli and Andrin Gullich did get ahead going into the last 500, winning in 6:51.09, before an exceptional sprint by the British just edged out the Irish to third spot, 6:53.46 to 6:54.22. There was joy and relief too for the lightweight women’s double of Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey, who after missing out on their A final, still had the chance to qualify their boat for Paris if they could win their B Final. Which is exactly what that did, first home in a thrilling race ahead of Poland and Italy, after long-term leaders France missed an oar late on, putting them out on contention.
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