O'Donovan brothers Paul and Gary had to settle for bronze in the lightweight men's double sculls final at the World Cup Regatta in Belgrade this morning.
Poland took gold and the Cork duo just missed out on second place in a photo finish to Belgium.
Speaking to World Rowing, Gary said: "We planned to go off really hard and we made a big push at 1000m to keep up with everyone.
"At 100m to go, I shouted at Paul to go for it but the others pulled away."
Meanwhile, Sanita Puspure took silver in the women's single sculls, while Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley finished third in the women's double sculls B final.
Speaking afterwards, Puspure said: "I’m very happy with the result, all the women are great out there and could have all got a medal."
Well done @SanitaPuspure @RowingIreland An inspiration to all of Ireland's female rowers. pic.twitter.com/jbdeSJJriP
— Fiona Wilson (@FionaWilsonf) June 3, 2018
ML2x @gary_o_donovan @PaulO_Donovan off the start @WorldRowing #WRCBelgrade A Final. #GreenBlades pic.twitter.com/GqC5Sbggu7
— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) June 3, 2018
