Ballymote rower Brian Colsh won gold at the World Under 23 Rowing Championships in Bulgaria on Sunday morning.
Colsh, who’s a member of University of Galway BC teamed up alongside Queen’s Rowing’s Konan Pazzia to sprint clear to win to the men’s double sculls.
Colsh has achieved a meteoric rise through the rowing ranks.
In 2021, the 21-year-old was selected to travel to the Under 23 World Championships as a spare man while in 2022, he won bronze alongside Pazzala in the men’s double sculls.
The newly crowned World Champion has been giving his reaction to Ocean FM Sport’s Dónal Ryan:
