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Paul O'Donovan (file photo). Detlev Seyb/INPHO

Paul O'Donovan continues Olympic buzz as he eyes hat-trick at World Championships

The Cork rower cruised into the semi-final of the Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls and can win seventh title overall.

PAUL O’DONOVAN SHOWED his intent at the World Rowing Championships in Canada with a comfortable qualification for the A/B semi-final of the Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls.

Fresh from his Olympic heroics alongside Fintan McCarthy in Paris, O’Donovan’s hunt for a seventh world title began with a first-place finish in a time of 6:41.98 in the fourth heat at St Catharine’s.

It was slower than Italian Niels Torre who earlier set a new world best time in 6:39.65 as the pair prepare to face off later this week.

O’Donovan has already won two world single scull titles, in 2016 and 2017, and is aiming to deliver a famous hat-trick to cap another memorable year.

He finished seven seconds clear of Mexico’s Alexis Lopez Garcia, while Norway’s Oskar Soedal was further back in third.

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    Aug 19th 2024, 8:47 AM

    Super Champion

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    Aug 19th 2024, 10:30 AM

    Possibly Ireland’s greatest ever sports person?

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    Aug 19th 2024, 12:48 PM

    @Sean O’Dhubhghaill: Try telling that Dublin centric so called national broadcaster RTÉ that.

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    Aug 19th 2024, 1:18 PM

    @Sean O’Dhubhghaill: certainly up there. Hard to pick a singular greatest ever but I’d have him in joint 1st place with a select few for sure.

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    Aug 19th 2024, 9:36 AM

    Any idea what channel is covering this ?

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    Aug 19th 2024, 9:57 AM

    @Jp Cleary: It’s on the worldrowing website and YouTube.

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