Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic have dominated the men's pair in Olympic rowing, cruising to victory in a race they led from the start Thursday at the Tokyo Games.
The Croatians were the heavy favorites. They won double sculls in 2016, then switched boat disciplines and won two world championships before claiming another Olympic gold medal.
They are the first men to win Olympic gold in both double sculls and then sweep pairs.
Romania's duo of Marius Cozmiuc and Ciprian Tudosas won silver. Denmark's Frederic Vystavel and Joachim Sutton won bronze.
Women's Pair
New Zealand's Grace Pendergrast and Kerri Gowler won gold in the rowing women's pair.
The Kiwi duo won the world championship in 2019 and were favored to grab victory in Tokyo. They are just the third non-European team to win the Olympic event and the first since 1996.
Russia's Vasilisia Stepanova and Elena Oriabinskaia surged past Canada's Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens over the final 300 meters to take the silver medal. Canada won bronze.
Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Ireland's duo of Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan held off a late charge from Germany's Jonathan Rommelmann and Jason Osborne to win the gold medal in men's lightweight double sculls.
The Irish boat looked secure through the first 1,000 meters before the Germans closed the gap with 500 to go and threatened to pull even.
A late surge over the final 200 meters sent the Irish to the win by 0.86 seconds. Italy's Stefano Oppo and Pietro Ruta won bronze.
Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
Italy's Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini have surged over the final 50 meters to snatch the gold medal in the women's lightweight double sculls.
The Dutch team of Marieke Keiser and Ilse Paulis had led nearly the entire race but collapsed to the bronze medal in the final 20 meters as the French team of Laura Tarantola and Claire Bove won silver.
The Dutch team nearly slipped out of the medals entirely, and only took the podium by 0.01 seconds ahead of Great Britain.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.