Paul O'Donovan focused on studies but competitive juices still flowing

O’Donovan has found the fine line between the single-minded zealousness required to excel at the elite end of a global sport and the wider perspective

Meath GAA star Vikki Wall, Olympic rower Paul O'Donovan, and Ireland rugby player Eimear Considine were announced yesterday as sports ambassadors for the National Dairy Council at the Sports Ireland Institute. 

Surging finishes have become something of a trademark for Paul O’Donovan so it’s probably no surprise that the Olympic champion is none too perturbed about the slow start to his 2022 season.

Now in the second last year of his medical degree in UCC, O’Donovan had his head stuck in the books earlier this month while the rest of those angling for a place in Ireland’s men’s lightweight double sculls boat were dipping their first oars of the year in Italian waters.