Ireland's Sanita Puspure secured gold in this morning sculls event at the European Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The Latvian born rower set a new European record in the process with a time of 7:23.18.
European Rowing Championships@SanitaPuspure after the race with her gold medal!#ERChamps #Lucerne2019 #WeAreRowingIreland pic.twitter.com/kW3s9xo1Jq
— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) June 2, 2019
Puspure's dominant victory from lane-3 saw her finish 86 seconds ahead of last year's winner Jeannine Gmelin to take the spoils. The Swiss rower finished in second place with Miroslava Topinková Knapková of the Czech Republic in bronze medal position.
European Rowing Championships
W1x A Final
Sanita Puspure finishes in 1st place in the W1x A Final!
Sanita beat Gmelin (SUI) and Lobnig (AUT) to take the gold!
What a race!!!!#ERChamps #Lucerne2019 #WeAreRowingIreland
— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) June 2, 2019
There was plenty of Irish interest in other races at the championships with Skibbereen twins Fintan and Jake McCarthy finishing in 5th place in the men's lightweight double sculls.
Philip Doyle and Ronan Byrne placed fourth in the 'B' Final of the men's double sculls. The pair finished in 10th place overall.
While Denise Walsh and Lydia Heaphy had a sixth-place finish in the lightweight double 'B' Final.
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