Irish rower 'overwhelmed' after being named joint captain for Team Uganda at Olympics

Irish woman Kathleen Noble – who is rowing for Uganda in the Paris Olympics and co captaining the Ugandan Team in the Games – during a training session.

While Ireland’s rowers are tipped for Olympic success, another Irish rower will be ‘pulling like a dog’ for Team Uganda.

Kathleen Noble, whose parents moved to Uganda from Ireland 30 years ago, has been named joint captain for Team Uganda in the Olympic Summer Games which opens on Friday.