Fiona Murtagh adds to Ireland's haul with silver at European Rowing Championships
Fiona Murtagh has claimed Ireland's second medal of the European Rowing Championships by taking silver in the single sculls in Plovdiv.
Murtagh, who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo, came in behind Britan's Fiona Henry and head of Dane Frida Sanggaard Nielsen.
At the halfway point, Murtagh was in second place and within striking distance of Henry, but the Britain gradually began to pull away.
The Galway woman eventually crossed the line in 07:21:11, just over three seconds off first place but about 2.5 seconds ahead of Nielsen.
Yesterday, the in the men's double sculls. It was a first heavyweight medal for McCarthy, who previously won two Olympic gold medals in the lightweight category.
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