Ireland’s lightweight double of Sam Lynch and Gearóid Towey were shackled into fourth in the Olympic B final at Schinias this morning, as their first Olympics as a partnership ended in disappointment.

Lightweight double sculls duo Sam Lynch and Gearóid Towey have seen the end of their Olympic dream after they were pipped at the post by Japan in semi-final B.

Irish medal hopefuls Sam Lynch and Gearoid Towey fired out a warning to their rivals in the Olympic lightweight men’s double sculls with a superb victory in the heats.

Ireland’s Derek Burnett had to settle for a share of ninth place in the Olympic men’s trap shooting final at Athens today.

Sam Lynch expressed his satisfaction this morning after a confident heat display by Ireland's lightweight double sculls in Schinias, has seen them directly through to next Thursday's Olympic semi-finals.