Event: Lightweight women’s double sculls.
Who are they? They’re just the third and fourth Irish women to qualify for an Olympic Games in rowing with 38-year-old Sinead Jennings admitting it was her last chance.
Where are they from? Jennings is from Donegal while Claire Lambe is a Dubliner.
Olympic CV: This will be an Olympic debut for the pair though both have tried to make the Games before. Jennings also tried to qualify for Beijing in cycling.
Road to Rio: Both tried and failed to qualify for London 2012 leaving Sanita Puspure as the sole boat at the Games four years ago.
However, in just their second-ever regatta together, the pair finished third in the B Final of the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France last September to secure an Olympic berth.
When do they start? The heats of the lightweight women’s double sculls take place between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Sunday 7 August.
Where can I follow them? You can get Claire Lambe here: @ClaireLambe while Sinead Jennings is @sineadmjenning1
What they says: “When you have the bad race, or a bad couple of days, you know it doesn’t define you. You’re a bit more robust in your confidence. I’ve had a few good results in my singles, but I’ve still to make a podium at a world event.”
- Claire Lambe (The42, August 2015).
Medal chances? It’ll be a tough ask to get to the final for the pair but if things go their way it’s not completely out of the question. The B final is more likely and they proved at the World Championships they can more than hold their own at that level.
And here’s something you probably didn’t know… Just three days after giving birth to her daughter Hannah, Jennings returned to training. Now that’s dedication.
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Poor article but leave the man alone, he’s just trying to put stew on the table like the rest of us
That’s rich coming from you Hightower after I seen you commenting racist jokes on an article only last night
After you saw, please spell it right John it’s my biggest peeve.
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Anything a better than a Paul Fennessy article though.
Hate????
I can read Eoin casually enough and his articles are generally nice to read. I find the other journalists articles are often poor opinion pieces that are badly researched. I can also tell it’s his piece after a few sentences, and I don’t enjoy reading his style of writing either.
I’ve also seen him argue with posters in the comments section when they don’t agree with his piece which looks sloppy to me. He doesn’t like criticism.
Wow, ease up lads! I thought it was an interesting piece.
Its not like hes been playing there for a year now oh wait
“Footballer turns out for club” would be a better headline
‘Keyboard Warrior Who’s Never Written An Article In His Life Thinks He Can Act Hard’ would be a good one for you no?
If you’ve nothing nice to say, say nothing.
Eoin if your where any good at your job you’d know that it’s his agents greedy fee that’s holding up the transfer, not pogba, not Utd , and not Woodward .
I thought ‘mummy’ was the agent for her three boys.
I hope United pull out of this saga soon. Being held to a ransom by an agent is embarrassing for the club. And not to mention the fee for a player who clearly wants to play elsewhere. Surely there is better value in the market.
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Which Guinea , there’s 3 !