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10th July 2019

Greenblades Allows Public to Support Up-and-Coming Rowers

Tokyo-Bound: the Ireland junior men's coxed four

#Rowing: Rowing Ireland has launched Greenblades, an initiative to help fund the junior, under 23 and development teams by means of donations. Currently, development rowers often call heavily on support from their families, as well as Rowing Ireland and whatever other funding they can muster.

It takes a lot to be an international rower and stars like Sanita Puspure, Paul O’Donovan and Gary O’Donovan have been supported in their development before they reached the top level in the world.

Rowing Ireland says that Greenblades will ensure that athletes who are representing Ireland will be supported to reach their full potential so that they can compete at the highest level possible.

Rowing Ireland’s chief executive, Michelle Carpenter said: “It is key that we do everything to support our up-and-coming athletes as we prepare to successfully support their future careers by giving them the opportunity to row in Paris [the 2024 Olympic Games] and beyond.

She said that the athletes are the future of Irish rowing. Consideraton must be give to the next two years, but also the next four and eight years.

“Rowing should be accessible to everyone who wants to compete, be it at domestic or high-performance level,” Carpenter added.

Rowing Ireland says that all donations will go directly to the athletes who will be competing at the World Under-23 Championships in Florida and the World Junior Championships in Tokyo.

Donations can be made at greenblades.ie

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