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O’Donovan brothers win silver at the European Championships, BBC claims them for Britain

Published 14:07 5 Aug 2018 BST

Carl Kinsella
O’Donovan brothers win silver at the European Championships, BBC claims them for Britain

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Gary and Paul O'Donovan did Ireland proud once more on Sunday, picking up silver in the Lightweight Double Sculls at the European Championships in Glasgow. Despite a Trojan effort from the lads, they just lost out to the duo from Norway. https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/1026060377526661120 Of course, silver is still achievement enough for the BBC to do their thing and claim the O'Donovans as their own. As has been noted on social media, not only did the BBC slap a Union Jack next to Gary O'Donovan's name, they also zoomed in to cut out the Irish emblem on O'Donovan's own gear. https://twitter.com/TommyDoc36/status/1026076140987928576 The O'Donovans are from Skibbereen in County Cork, but it's a nice try BBC.

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