Lightweightfour ‘right the wrongs’ in repechage

AROUND the time Eoin Rheinisch prepared himself for his Olympic final, the Irish lightweights four moved a step closer to making theirs.

As expected, Gearóid Towey, Richard Archibald, Paul Griffin and Cathal Moynihan led the field home in an impressive 6.21.79 at Shunyi Park yesterday. The Netherlands (6:25.25) and the USA (6:27.43) also progress to tomorrow’s semi-final after an impressive repechage.

It means that Richard Archibald will face his Coleraine compatriot Richard Chambers, who is bowman for the Britain team which will join Ireland, world record holders and defending Olympic champions Denmark, France, Italy and the US on the start line.