IRELAND’S SANITA PUSPURE has withdrawn from the B final of the women’s single sculls at the Olympics due to illness.
The Irish rower’s dreams of pursuing a medal at the Tokyo Games ended this morning after she failed to qualify from the semi-final in her event.
A top-three placing was required to book a spot in the final but Puspure finished the race in fifth which put her in tomorrow’s B final. But the 39-year-old has since announced that she is unable to compete.
“Over the past few days I have not been well, and I had to make the difficult decision to withdraw from the Olympic Regatta,” she explained in a statement released by the Olympic Federation of Ireland this evening.
“This is really disappointing, as I had been going well over the past few months and had hoped to continue this good form. The Olympics is always a big goal so it’s heartbreaking to have to pull out in this manner.”
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