Photo: Roberto Bregani/SportsfileA media ban has placed on Ireland's Olympic rowing team until after the Tokyo Games, which start next month. A Rowing Ireland statement read: “The rowing team will be available for media interviews at a media day, that we are currently finalising details of with the Olympic Federation of Ireland. A media ban was also imposed by Rowing Ireland during and after the Swiss regatta. Sport Ireland insisted that, while Rowing Ireland is an independent organisation, it preferred media access to rowers during events. In a statement, Sport Ireland said: “Rowing Ireland is an independent organisation and takes its own decisions.

Source: Irish Independent June 05, 2021 16:01 UTC