Team Ireland are celebrating after Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy retained their lightweight double sculls title in Paris on Friday morning.
In doing so, O'Donovan became the first Irish athlete to win medals at three Olympic Games.
Watch the emotional scenes as the duo stood for the national anthem in front of hundreds of Irish fans at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium above.
🇮🇪🇮🇪🥇🥇 Always a lovely moment seeing the tricolour go up especially in the central flagpole
— Raf Diallo (@RafDLeitrim) August 2, 2024
Brilliant - again - from Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/tv5dLCVDd2
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