Irish Laser Men Now Focus on Paris 2024 After Lynch Fails to Qualify for Tokyo
24th April 2021
Ewan McMahon from Howth YC improved to 48th overall
Credit: Joao Costa Ferreira
Ireland can only look to the future and Paris 2024 - just three years away - for its next chance to compete in the men s singlehanded Laser class following Finn Lynch s failure to qualify Ireland in the Laser event for Tokyo 2020 this week at the Vilamoura International Championships.
Spain and The Netherlands won the two Olympic nation places for Tokyo, with Ireland finishing ninth in the country qualification stakes.
Lynch completed the event in 33rd place overall following a 14th and 42nd places for the day.