ROWING: Ireland’s Sanita Puspure finished sixth in the A Final of the women’s single sculls at the World Cup Regatta in Aiguebelette in France today. Puspure did not match the hot early pace set by Magdalena Lobnig of Austria in the lane beside her. Emma Twigg of New Zealand had taken a commanding lead by half way, with Puspure now stuck in sixth. China’s Duan Jingli moved into second by the end, with Lobnig taking silver. Olympic champion Mirka Knapkova took fourth and Genevra Stone of the United States fifth.
World Cup Regatta, Aiguebelette, France, Day Three (Irish interest, selected results)
Men
Lightweight Four – A Final: 3 Britain (P Chambers, M Aldred, R Chambers, C Bartley) 5:57.32.
Lightweight Single Sculls – B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 Ireland One (P O’Donovan) 7:07.46, 2 Azerbaijan (J Afandiyev) 7:08.23, 3 Britain (Z Lee-Green) 7:10.55, 4 France 7:13.96, 5 Algeria 7:17.64, 6 Switzerland 7:19.68.
Women
Pair – B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 New Zealand (L Trappitt, R Scown) 7:10.55, 2 Canada (N Mastracci, S Grainger) 7:15.16, 3 Ireland (L Kennedy, L Dilleen) 7:16.53, 4 Germany 7:24.64, 5 Britain 7:26.55, 6 France 7:27.64.
Lightweight Double Scull – B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 China Two (Huan Zhang, Le Chen) 7:11.20, 2 United States (D Karz, M Sechser) 7:12.17, 3 Australia (E Flecker, A McNamara) 7:13.42, 4 Denmark 7:14.02, 5 Ireland (C Lambe, D Walsh) 7:16.71, 6 Brazil 7:23.33.
Single Scull – A Final: 1 New Zealand (E Twigg) 7:40.16, 2 China (Jingli Duan) 7:41.99, 3 Austria (M Lobnig) 7:45.36; 4 Czech Republic 7:47.13, 5 United States 7:47.15, 6 Ireland (S Puspure) 7:54.84.