Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia win bronze for Ireland at European Rowing Championships in Bulgaria
IRELAND have claimed their first medal at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv.
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Konan Pazzaia and Fintan McCarthy claimed bronze on Saturday in Plovid at the European Championships
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Konan Pazzaia nd Fintan McCarthy of Ireland celebrate after winning bronze in the Men's Double Sculls Final at the 2025 European Rowing Championships at Plovdiv Canoe and Rowing Centre
The Irish pair crossed the line in 6:05.48, finishing third behind Romania.
Polish duo of Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup claimed gold.
It marks a significant milestone for Skibbereen's McCarthy, as it is his first medal in the heavyweight division.
The medal for Queen's University Belfast rower Pazzaia is his first major medal of his senior career.
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Pazzaia was a late stand-in for Paul O'Donovan, who was absent from the event.
Earlier, Mags Cremin and Zoe Hyde narrowly missed out on the podium in the women's double sculls.
They came home fourth in 6:55.73 as Dutch pair Roos de Jong and Tessa Dullemans took gold.
There was further disappointment for Ireland in the lightweight categories as Izzy Clements, making her senior international debut, finished just outside the medals in the women's lightweight single sculls with a battling fourth-place finish.
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Jake McCarthy, brother of Fintan, also fell agonisingly short in the lightweight men's single sculls, clocking 7:01.45 to place fourth.
Germany's Fabio Kress edged out Turkey's Halil Kaan Koroglu to take the gold.
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Ireland's final shot at silverware in Plovdiv comes on Sunday, when Olympic bronze medallist Fiona Murtagh competes in the women's single sculls final.
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