By Stephen Barry
That's it from another historic day for Irish rowing at Sarasota, Florida. You can catch-up on all the action and reaction below…
“Persistence pays off - we’re going hard at it every bloody day,” said a wrecked Mark O’Donovan after winning their biggest race yet.
Watch their reaction to World Championship gold here:
“Persistence pays off - we’re going hard at it every bloody day” – just some of the thoughts from Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll pic.twitter.com/1nttLWIPfA
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
Here was Paul O’Donovan’s reaction to winning back-to-back individual World Championship gold medals… before being mobbed by Mark O’Donovan!
'Ah, it was all right there for a while' @PaulO_Donovan is a cool customer after winning gold again at the @WorldRowing champs #rtesport pic.twitter.com/njCm9KdMNz
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
Paul O'Donovan was held aloft by the second and third placed finishers as he received his second consecutive World Championship gold medal.
O'Donovan saluted the Irish crowd before a second rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann was played at the Florida venue.
It's another gold medal for Paul O'Donovan at the World Championships pic.twitter.com/ZwT0EKBaVD
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
Excellent shades 😎and hat 😂. Paul O'Donovan takes gold in the LM1x at the world champs. #WRChamps pic.twitter.com/UZ0akiWgFW
— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 29, 2017
Denise Walsh has finished in last place in the A final of the lightweight women's single sculls.
Having won her semi-final yesterday, Walsh was tailed off to finish sixth overall in a time of 07:49.27.
Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll have received their gold medals after their victory in the lightweight men's pair.
That's one way to celebrate a gold medal at the Worlds Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll!! Congratulations! @RowingIreland pic.twitter.com/X28F0viajU
— Inpho Photography (@Inphosports) September 29, 2017
Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll receive their gold medals pic.twitter.com/Dk6JTpoJNN
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
Great race from the Irish in the LM2-. They rated above 44 the whole race! #WRChamps 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/nOBXr7VE52
— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 29, 2017
"Tempo was phenomenal" - Neville Maxwell applauds Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll in winning gold pic.twitter.com/xJXfer7ndL
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
Paul O'Donovan has made it two gold medals for Skibbereen and Ireland at the World Rowing Championships.
O'Donovan successfully defended his lightweight men's single sculls world crown in taking a remarkable second gold for Ireland in the space of 15 minutes.
Paul O'Donovan successfully defends his World lightweight men's single scull title pic.twitter.com/RiPMSY3Jot
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
The awesome @PaulO_Donovan wins another gold at the @WorldRowing championship, some day for @skibbrowing #thewestawake 🏅🏅🏅 pic.twitter.com/S6SAoqUe0Z
— Paudie Palmer (@PaudieP) September 29, 2017
O'Donovan won in six minutes and 48.87 seconds, comfortably beating fast-finishing New Zealander Matthew Dunham by over three seconds.
Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll have won gold in the lightweight men's pair at the World Rowing Championships in Florida, .
The Skibbereen duo beat the Italian crew by a length having lead from early in the race.
Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll take gold in the lightweight men's pair pic.twitter.com/ZbB77liUV6
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017
RESULT M2- IRL Final GOLD#WRChamps @WorldRowing @WRCH2017 pic.twitter.com/h8GVdyxzhm
— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) September 29, 2017
They won the race in a time of 06:32.42, almost two seconds clear of the Italians, with Brazil in third place.
🚩: Lightweight men's pair. The Irish just pulled out all the stops to take gold. #WRChamps pic.twitter.com/Hjcde2tsi4
— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 29, 2017
GOLD for Mark and Shane, Ireland's newest world champions #WRCH2017
— Skibbereen Rowing (@skibbrowing) September 29, 2017
Earlier Sanita Puspure was edged into second place in the women's single sculls semi-final.
Puspure was beaten by Swiss rower Jeannine Gmelin by a mere three-hundreths of a second but qualified for Sunday's final with room to spare.
RTÉ panel reflect on a "perfect race" from Sanita Puspure as she reached a world final in the single sculls pic.twitter.com/0A8gR7VLZW
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 29, 2017