Team Ireland Return From Rowing World Cup II With Four Medals

Ireland rounds out World Cup II with four medals; one gold, one silver and two bronze. After a long week in Lucerne between Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and World Cup II it’s finally time for the high performance team to return to Ireland for the last lead up to the Olympic Games. It’s bronze for Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh …

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What The Dropped Olympic Sports Mean For Ireland

The LA28 committee have officially confirmed five new sports on the programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). The addition of cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, and squash will expand the LA28 program to 33 sports. As it stands, boxing, lightweight rowing, weightlifting, modern pentathlon, and break-dancing are missing from the proposed LA28 program compared to next year’s …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 6 Update

Day 6 of the World Rowing Championships saw more qualifications for Paris 2024 for Team Ireland and a first-place finish. Alison Bergin and Zoe Hyde have qualified the Women’s Double for Paris 2024. After finishing in second place, just behind the USA, Bergin and Hyde will progress to the A Final on Sunday. OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION 🇫🇷 Alison Bergin and Zoe …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 5 Update

It was a very successful day 5 for Team Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia with many confirmed qualifications to the finals and to the Paris 2024 Olympics. In the Women’s Pair, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh have qualified for the event for Paris 2024 after their second place finish in their semi-final and are through to …

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2023 World Rowing Championships – Team Announcement

The 2023 World Rowing Championships are taking place in Belgrade, Serbia from September 3rd to 10th. Rowing Ireland High Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni, has today, August 21, announced the selection of 12 crews that will compete at this year’s event. These championships act as the first opportunity for the Irish rowers to secure Olympic qualification spots for the 2024 Paris …

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Strong Performances By Team Ireland In World Rowing Cup III

The World Rowing Cup III concluded yesterday, Sunday 9 July, in Lucerne and Team Ireland will head home with three medals. Ireland had a strong start to the morning with Zoe Hyde racing in the Women’s Scull B final. After a hard weekend of racing, Zoe left it all out on the water, staying in touch with all of the …

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European Rowing Championships 2023: Day 2 Updates

Day 2 of the European Rowing Championships 2023 is underway. Ireland’s women’s teams all participated in the repechage races this morning. Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen were first to race this morning in the Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls Repechage 1. They finished 2nd with a time of 07:01.95 – two seconds behind Greece. They will now advance to the Final A …

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European Rowing Championships 2023: Day 1 Updates

The first day of the European Rowing Championships is underway and Team Ireland has been in top form. The sun is coming out, and the crowds are growing here at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia! #ERCHBled #EuropeanRowing pic.twitter.com/9VCuaIJl4a — World Rowing (@WorldRowing) May 25, 2023 Katie O’Brien and Steven McGowan finished fourth in their PR2 Mixed Double …

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Who To Watch Out For At The 2023 European Rowing Championships

The 2023 European Rowing Championships will commence this Thursday, 25 May (until 28 May) in Bled, Slovenia. The event will feature a range of races singles, doubles, quads, pairs and eights. This year, 10 teams have been selected to represent Ireland at the competition European Rowing Championships. The competition will give the crews a good measure of where they are …

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Rowers Launch New Fund To Support The Sport

What started out as a fun Instagram account has now become a new fund aimed at helping future young rowers. Set up by the Irish women’s team (that went on to Olympic Bronze in 2021), the Big Strong Gorls (BSGs) fund will channel money earned through the sale of branded kit and merchandise via Powerhouse Sport towards financially supporting the …

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