Donoghue, who earlier this year won the national title in the women's single scull event, also praised New Zealand's talented women's rowing squad. "After what was an incredibly tough postponement for all Kiwi athletes, we are incredibly proud to finalise our Olympic team. "It's especially wonderful to see so many of our female rowers representing New Zealand at an Olympic Games and in many cases, entering the Games as World Champions." "New Zealand has an extremely proud history in rowing at the Olympic Games. The naming of the rowing squad takes the total number of athletes selected to the New Zealand team to 117.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 10, 2021 23:03 UTC