#Rowing: Denise Walsh and Aoife Casey took third in their repechage of the lightweight double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria this morning. Switzerland, who won well, and Japan took the top two places and qualified for the A/B Semi-Finals. Walsh and Casey were fourth for much of the race, but passed Austria in the final sprint, though they were unable to get past Japan. Ireland is now set for the C/D Semi-Finals.
World Rowing Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Day Three (Irish interest)
Women
Lightweight Double Sculls – Repechage One (First Two to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to C/D Semi-Finals): 1 Switzerland 6:57.90, 2 Japan 7:00.67; 3 Ireland (A Casey, D Walsh) 7:03.88.