B final fourth for Lynch and Towey

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.

A tenth place finish overall will be little consolation to the Munster duo, who were edged out for the minor placings by the Czech Republic, Spain and race winners, the United States – ironically three crews which the Irish had defeated between last Sunday’s heat and Thursday’s semi-final.