Strong Irish team heads for World Cup event in Serbia
The Rowing Venue is located on Ada Ciganlija Island (colloquially shortened to Ada), a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River’s course through central Belgrade.
“World Cup 1” is the first of three World Cups in 2017, and the Irish team to travel to the event in Belgrade consists of Rio Olympians Paul and Gary O’Donovan (UCD Boat Club and Skibbereen Rowing Club) and Sanita Puspure (Old Collegians Boat Club), as well as Denise Walsh, Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’ Driscoll, all from Skibbereen Rowing Club.
