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High winds in Rio leave Sinead Jennings waiting for Olympic debut

written by Chris McNulty August 7, 2016
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SINEAD JENNINGS will have to wait at least another day for her Olympic debut after today’s rowing action in Rio was postponed.

High winds have swept around the Lagoa over the last couple of days and the rowing action has been shelved for the day.

The schedule was twice put back this morning before a decision was taken to call it off.

The weather was affecting the Albano buoy system, which marks the course, the International Rowing Federation said.

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Yesterday, the boat of Serbian duo Milos Vasic and Nenad Bedik capsised when it caught a crab.

The dangerous crosswinds have left the waters of the Lagoa particularly choppy, with Irish sculler Sanita Puspure – who qualified from her heat yesterday – describing it as ‘horrific’.

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Jennings is competing in the women’s lightweight double sculls alongside Claire Lambe.

Click here for a feature on Sinead Jennings.

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High winds in Rio leave Sinead Jennings waiting for Olympic debut was last modified: August 7th, 2016 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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