'It felt like Skibbereen' - O'Donovan and McCarthy on triumph

Name: Paris 2024: 'It felt like Skibbereen' - McCarthy and O'Donovan hail Irish fans
Uploaded: 2024-08-02T15:28:00.787Z
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Description: Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy hail the support of the Irish fans in Paris as they retain their Olympic rowing lightweight double sculls title.

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Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy hail the support of the Irish fans in Paris as they retain their Olympic rowing lightweight double sculls title.

O'Donovan became the first Irish athlete to win medals at three successive Olympics with him winning silver alongside brother Gary at the 2016 Rio Games.

"It felt like Skibbereen. It was amazing," said McCarthy of the Irish support.

O'Donovan added: "Not many thought we could do before the regatta", as he went to describe his run of Olympic success as "more of a fluke than anything else".