Two Irish rowing crews confirmed for Beijing

ANOTHER piece of the Irish Olympic jigsaw was put in place for Beijing yesterday with confirmation of the composition of the two rowing crews.

The Irish lightweight men’s four that secured Olympic qualification at the final Olympic Qualifying regatta in Poland recently remains unchanged. Cathal Moynihan, Gearóid Towey, Richard Archibald and Paul Griffin will race at the Games. Richard Coakley will travel to Beijing as the spare man for the boat.

Unlike the lightweight four, the men’s heavyweight quarter secured Olympic qualification at last year’s World Championships but the crew still sees two changes from that which raced in the recent World Cup series.