Rowing: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan returning to their roots at Nationals

Fintan McCarthy, left, and Paul O'Donovan of in action during the the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls at the Tokyo Olympics. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympic medalists and stars of the future will compete at the 2021 Irish Rowing Championships which begins on Friday (9am) at the National Rowing Centre in Farran.

503 crews are entered across 55 categories for the three-day event which will be live-streamed by Rowing Ireland.