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Storms Cause World Cup Rowing Suspension

17th June 2016
Ireland's lightwieght double, Paul and Gary O'Donovan, with their gold medals after the European Championships. Ireland's lightwieght double, Paul and Gary O'Donovan, with their gold medals after the European Championships.

#Rowing: Storms with thunder, lightning and torrential rain forced the suspension of racing at the final World Cup in Poznan, Poland this morning. The organisers are set to announce a new porgramme with racing starting again before midday and the 3pm and 5pm sessions pushed forward two hours.

 Ireland have four crews competing - the lightweight men's and women's doubles, the lightweight men's pair and lightweight single sculler Denise Walsh. Sanita Puspure, who had a head cold, did not travel.

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Liam Gorman

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Liam Gorman

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.  

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