Four Irish sailors secure places for this summer’s anticipated Olympic Games
Sailing is one of several sports that will be based outside the city of Paris, with the competition taking place in Marseille
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the sailing team that will compete at the Olympic Games this summer.
Rio Olympian, Finn Lynch, will compete in the Men’s Dinghy, and Tokyo Olympians Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove compete in the Men’s Skiff. Eve McMahon makes her Olympic debut this summer, having qualified in the Women’s Dinghy.
Sailing is one of several sports that will be based outside the city of Paris, with the competition taking place in Marseille. The Irish sailing team has based themselves on location for the past number of years, familiarising themselves with the unique environment in this part of the south of France.
Dickson and Waddilove are first in action, with their competition in the Skiff running from 28 July to 1 August. Lynch and McMahon compete in the Dinghy from the 1 – 6 August.
Speaking on the official selection, Finn said: “It’s a real honour to be selected for the Irish Sailing team at the Olympics in 2024, I’m really looking forward to training hard over the next few weeks and to go out and do my best. It’s great that we have four sailors on the team going out to compete at the Games. I think the team is in a good spot and we can do something special.”