A day later than scheduled both Irish lightweight pairs negotiated their heats in comfort and move on to Wednesday’s semi-finals in good heart. There were no alarms and no accidents. The spoilsport winds that had thrashed the first two days of the Olympic regatta took a breather and the surface of the water looked more like the head of a cappuccino: a little white and swirly but nothing treacherous. Our coach Don put us out in everything all year in terms of conditions — we feared for our lives at times but it will stand to us’The O’Donovan brothers, Paul and Gary, came into this regatta ranked number five in the world and they were impressive winners of their heat, overtaking the Italians in the last couple…

Source: The Times August 08, 2016 23:03 UTC