Ireland’s Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney have finished sixth in the Olympic pairs final.
The Enniskillen pair who on only came together before the European championship last year were in contention until the half way point – they were third after 500m -but fell away in the final 1000m.
As expected, Croatia won the gold after a terrific race against Great Britain who had set the pace for most of the race. Switzerland took the bronze medal.
The Irish crew’s preparation for the Olympic regatta had been disrupted by an injury to Nathan Timoney. Reaching the A final probably exceeded expectations and they were in bonus territory today.
Though they finishing sixth and last in 6:30.49 it was the fastest time they recorded in the regatta.
Croatia’s winning time was 6.23.68. It was the third successive gold medal secured by the remarkable Sinkovic brothers, Martin and Valent.