Three Irish athletes have qualified for semi-finals on day two of the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai.
Olympic gold medallist Fintan McCarthy and bronze medallist Philip Doyle qualified for the semi-final in the men’s doubles.
The pair lead from the off, crossing the line first in a time of 6:20.67 to comfortably reach Wednesday’s semi-final.
In the women’s single, Fiona Murtagh surged in front at the 1,000-metre mark to win her heat and progress to Friday’s semi-final.
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Konan Pazzaia also had a strong showing in the men’s single, powering his way up to second in the closing stages of his heat to take a quarter-final spot.
Meanwhile, Mags Cremen and Zoe Hyde had to settle on a place in the B final of the women’s doubles, finishing fourth in their heat in 7:02.25.
There was a similar result for Ireland’s women’s four of Natalie Long, Emma Waters, Imogen Magner and Aisling Hayes, who clocked 6:35.57 to take fourth in their heat, earning them a place in Friday’s B final.
