In an update from the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Rowing has qualified a record number of boats for the 2021 Olympics, with four boats heading to Tokyo, and still a good chance to get one or two more in the final qualification regatta before the Games.
The boats are:
Women’s Single Scull – Sanita Puspure finished first in the World Championships 2019
Men’s Lightweight Double Scull – Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy finished first in the World
Championships 2019
Men’s Double Scull – Philip Doyle and Ronan Byrne finished second in the World Championships 2019
Women’s Pair – Aileen Crowley and Monika Dukarska finished eleventh in the World Championships 2019
Rowing Ireland are still targeting two boats in the European qualifying regatta next year:
Women’s Four (W4-) there are two spots available.
Women’s Lightweight Double (LW2X) there are two spots available