Irish duo step in to save Asian and African Olympic sailing qualifiers

What would usually be 18 months to two years in planning will be turned around in less than a month

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Two Irishmen in Oman have come to the rescue of the Asian and African Olympic sailing qualifiers.

The six-day event involving over 150 sailors from more than 65 counties across five classes was due to take place in Abu Dhabi next week. However, the United Arab Emirates pulled out, just weeks prior to their staging of it, due to escalating Covid numbers in the country.