Rowing: Sanita Puspure progresses to European Championship semi-final in Poland

Sanita Puspure of Ireland, centre, reacts on the podium following her victory in the Women's Single Sculls Final at the World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Puspure is now in a European semi-final. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Sanita Puspure finished second in her heat to progress to the A / B semi-finals of the Women’s Single Scull at the European Rowing Championships in Poland.

In all, seven Irish crews competed on the first day of action with Puspure one of four to progress to the A/B Semi-Final races on Saturday morning. The other three crews will race in the repechage.