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Sanita Puspure has added a European gold to her World gold

Gold for a 'surprised' Sanita Puspure at the Europeans

Sanita Puspure has won a gold medal in the single sculls event at the European Rowing Championships in Lucerne.

Sanita Puspure powered to victory in her heat

Winning start for Sanita Puspure in Lucerne

Sanita Puspure made the perfect start to the 2019 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne with victory in her single sculls heat.

Rowing • 31 May 19

Sanita Puspure is looking to achieve qualification for Tokyo 2020 at the World Championships in Austria in August

'You go home in the evening to face into 3000 calories'

The rower talks about life as a world champion, a change in training, struggling with dietary requirements and her aims for Tokyo 2020.

Rowing • 08 May 19

Sanita Puspure paid tribute to her family following her gold medal on Sunday

'Fine wine' Puspure sets her sights on Olympic medal

Ireland's newest world champion Sanita Puspure will turn her attentions to the lifelong dream of an Olympic medal, once she comes to terms with the momentous feat she achieved on Sunday.

Rowing • 17 Sep 18

Dominant Puspure powers to world gold for Ireland

She led start to finish with an incredible performance in Bulgaria, making up for years of heartache on the world stage.

Rowing • 16 Sep 18

Puspure eating more and enjoying ice cream with family

It has been another good morning for Ireland's rowers on the water in Plodiv.

Rowing • 14 Sep 18

Sonia O'Sullivan "represented Ireland so well... and was an inspiration to all of us young girls who wanted to make a name for themselves in sport"

Celebrating female role models who inspire our heroes

To mark International Women's Day 2018, RTÉ Sport asked some of our greatest female athletes to name the women who inspired them to excel in their chosen field.

Other sport • 08 Mar 18

Casey sets sights on next Irish rowing challenge

Ireland coach Dominic Casey has reflected on a "great day" for Irish rowing at the World Championships, but has already targeted the next challenge for the national team.

Rowing • 01 Oct 17

Final heartbreak for Puspure

Sanita Puspure finished just outside the medals in the final of the women's single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Florida.

Rowing • 01 Oct 17

Sanita Puspure has her eye on the podium in Florida

Puspure aims to round off World Championships in style

Sanita Puspure has the chance to round of a hugely successful Rowing World Championships for Ireland with another medal this afternoon.

Rowing • 01 Oct 17

Ireland's Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll celebrate winning gold

Double gold for Ireland at World Rowing Championships

Paul O'Donovan has retained his lightweight men's single sculls World Championship title in Florida, while Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll also claimed gold in Sarasota.

Rowing • 29 Sep 17

Puspure heads for repechage after gutsy 2nd in Florida

Sanita Puspure produced a gutsy performance in her World Rowing Championship women's single sculls heat but had to settle for second and a place in the repechage in Sarasota.

Rowing • 25 Sep 17

Paul O'Donovan will be out to retain his world lightweight sculls title

Hopes are high as Irish team eye World Rowing success

Rowing Ireland CEO Hamish Adams is confident the six Irish crews can put up more than just a good showing at the World Rowing Championships in Florida

Rowing • 22 Sep 17

Sanita Puspure produced a stellar quarter-final performance

All Irish boats safely through in Rowing World Cup III

Gary and Paul O'Donovan, Monika Dukarska, and Sanita Puspure are all through to Saturday's semi-finals at the Rowing World Cup III regatta in Lucerne. Shane O'Driscoll and Mark O'Donovan qualified for the final.

Rowing • 07 Jul 17

Gary and Paul O'Donovan are going for Swiss gold

O'Donovan brothers can win World Cup with Swiss gold

Ireland's rowers will look to come away from the final World Cup Regatta of the season weighed down with medals once again as they head for Switzerland this weekend.

Rowing • 05 Jul 17

Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll celebrate winning gold

Gold and silver for Ireland but O'Donovans miss out

Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll claimed gold and Denise Walsh landed silver at the World Rowing Cup event in Belgrade but Olympic silver medallists Gary and Paul O'Donovan were edged out of the podium places in fourth.

Rowing • 07 May 17

The O'Donovan boys eased into Sunday's final

O'Donovans cruise into World Cup final in Belgrade

Olympic silver medallists Paul and Gary O'Donovan made light work of qualifying for Sunday's lightweight men's double sculls final at the World Cup event in Belgrade.

Rowing • 06 May 17

Gary and Paul O'Donovan are safely into the semis

O'Donovan brothers into semi-finals at World Rowing Cup

Olympic silver medallists Gary and Paul O'Donovan are into the semi-finals of the lightweight men's double sculls after taking their heat by a hair's breadth in Belgrade at the first World Rowing Cup rowing regatta of the season.

Rowing • 05 May 17

Annalise Murphy with her two coaches after Tuesday's races

Rio Olympics: Day 4 round-up

Annalise Murphy up to second, a case of so near and yet far for Sanita Puspure and a day when Micheal O'Reilly decided not to contest his doping ban.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 16

Ireland's Sanita Puspure is consoled after the race

Sanita Puspure misses out on semi-final place

Rower Sanita Puspure just missed just out on a place in the single sculls semi-finals in Rio, finishing in fourth place in her heat.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 16

Irish In Action - Olympic Games Day 4

Rio 2016 is in full swing now - there are no new competitors in action for Ireland and Day 4 of the Games, but plenty of athletes in green will be battling it out on Tuesday - including Sanita Puspure, Annalise Murphy and David Oliver Joyce.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 16

Niall O'Toole: Puspure has golden chance to medal

Three-time Olympian Niall O'Toole explains why he believes Irish rower Sanita Puspure has a golden chance to make the podium ahead of her single sculls quarter-final on Tuesday.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 16

Puspure is due back in the water tomorrow

Puspure hoping winds ease ahead of quarter-final

Irish rower Sanita Puspure is hoping for an improvement in conditions in Lagoa when she bids to reach an Olympic semi-final on Tuesday.

Paris 2024 • 08 Aug 16

Sanita Puspure coasts into sculls quarter-finals

Sanita Puspure has qualified for the quarter-finals of the women's single sculls after finishing second in her heat at Rio.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 16

Puspure delivered a storming second 1,000m in Lucerne

Puspure qualifies for Rio after Swiss second place

Rower Sanita Puspure has become the latest addition to Ireland's Olympic team after a superb performance in the final qualifying regatta in Switzerland.

Rowing • 24 May 16