Ireland has won its first medal of the Rio Olympics as the already legendary O'Donovan brothers took silver in the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls.
Myles Dungan spent much of the race talking about camera angles but it was clear from the overhead that they traveled from fourth up to the second as the race progressed. With 500 metres left, they upped it and very nearly caught the French at the end.
'We're going to go home now because Mick Conlan said he's box the head off us if we didn't get the gold', was Paul O'Donovan's original reaction.
Paul O'Donovan: "We're going to go home now because @mickconlan11 said he'd box the heads off us if we didn't win gold!"
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) August 12, 2016
Huge congrats to the O'Donovan brothers from Skibbereen!! #rio2016 #silver #PullLikeADog
— graham norton (@grahnort) August 12, 2016
Give the boys their own show! #rowing
"Disappointed we didn't get the gold"
Then
"Tiocfaidh Ár Lá" to sign off ?— Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh (@Ciaran_O) August 12, 2016
RTÉ's Neville Maxwell was overcome with pride after the brilliant O'Donovans won Olympic silver #rterio2016 https://t.co/YsGmrTk9A1
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 12, 2016
These are two ordinary guys who've done an extraordinary thing - well said Neville Maxwell. What an achievement
— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) August 12, 2016
Neville Maxwell, no need to put words on it. Keep the emotion coming!!!
— Eoin McDevitt (@EoinMcDevitt) August 12, 2016
Diet of schteak and spuds for everyone tonight?? Well done to the O'Donovan brothers out in Rio #Silver #TeamIreland #PullLikeADog #Rowing
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) August 12, 2016
I'm not crying @gary_o_donovan @PaulO_Donovan
My eyes are sweating#PullLikeADog #WeshtCork@skibbrowing @RowingIreland @KieranMcC_SS— Ger McCarthy (@germccarthy74) August 12, 2016
Our boys prove the Olympic spirit is not dead yet. Corcaigh abu!! #PullLikeADog #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/jMdGG10eP3
— Daniel O'Connell (@the__Liberator) August 12, 2016
