Siobhán McCrohan wins gold at World Rowing Championships

GOLD: Ireland's Siobhán McCrohan celebrates with the Irish tricolour and her gold medal after finishing first with a time of 8:47.96 in the Lightweight Women's Single Sculls final A. Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Ireland's Siobhán McCrohan won gold in the lightweight women's sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Serbia.

It was a performance of her life for McCrohan in gruelling conditions in Belgrade as she beat Mexico's Kenia Lechuga and American Sophia Luwis to the top spot on the podium.