Claire Lambe and Sarah Dolan moved confidently into the semi-finals of the World Under-23 Championships in Belarus by placing second in their heat of the lightweight double sculls. Canada set a startling pace at the start and won from there, but Ireland carved out a notch in second and held it to the end. Spain held off Denmark for the third direct qualification spot for the A/B semi-finals.
World Under-23 Championships, Belarus. Day One (Irish interest):
Men
Lightweight Pair – Heat Four (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals): 1 Ireland (P Hanily, A English) 6:54.86, 2 Hong Kong 6:59.95; 3 Moldova 7:11.77, 4 Belarus 7:16.45
Lightweight Quadruple Scull – Heat One (First Three Directly to A/B Semi-Finals): 1 Germany 6:00.49, 2 Ireland (N Kenny, M Maher, M O’Donovan, J Ryan) 6:01.75, 3 Greece 6:02.89; 4 France 6:04.16, 5 Slovakia 6:32.71
Women
Single Scull – Heat Three (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechages): 1 Norway (T Gjoertz) 7:50.13, 2 Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:51.10; 3 Britain 7:59.26, 4 Serbia 8:00.09, 5 Ireland (L Dilleen) 8:05.71.
Lightweight Double Sculls – Heat Two (First Three Directly to A/B Semi-Finals): 1 Canada 7:23.54, 2 Ireland (C Lambe, S Dolan) 7:27.22, 3 Spain 7:32.85; 4 Denmark 7:33.31, 5 Romania 7:46.29.
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