Irish rowers chasing final tickets for Tokyo Olympics 

Daire Lynch: Attempting to become the first Irish sculler to qualify for the Olympics since Sean Drea in Montreal in 1976.

Seven Irish rowers will have Tokyo in their sights this weekend, when they compete in the final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Four of Ireland’s crews have already earned their places at the delayed Games by finishing with a ranking position at the World Championships two years ago in Austria.