Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney finished in sixth place in the men’s pair final to bring their debut Olympics to a close.

Just like in the semi-final, the Team Ireland crew went out hard in the early stages and ran third after the opening 500 metres.

The Fermanagh duo had slipped to fifth at the halfway mark of the race and were still firmly in medal contention. However, they dropped back in the closing stages and had to settle for sixth place.

The race was won by Croatian brothers Martin and Valentin Sinkovic, who beat Team GB’s Ollie Wynn-Griffiths and Tom George to gold in a thrilling finish with a time of 6:23.66, with Switzerland taking bronze.

Corrigan and Timoney crossed the line in sixth place in 6:30.49 to cap a strong first Olympic for the pair, who began rowing together when at school at Portora Royal Grammar School in Enniskillen.

Earlier at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Team GB’s Rebecca Edwards finished in sixth place in the B Final for the women’s pair alongside Chloe Brew.

Ireland’s Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen finished fifth in the women’s lightweight double sculls final, which was won by Great Britain, with Ireland’s Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh second in the B Final behind winners Spain.