Athletes with ties to Carlow and Kilkenny in Olympic action today

Carlow’s Finn Lynch is facing into further Olympic action.

He finished 25th yesterday after the first two Men’s Dinghy races in Marseille and stands 16th overall.

He’s now poised for races three and four today, beginning from 11:20am this morning.

While the Irish Men’s Hockey team with Kilkenny tied Jeremy Duncan and Lisa Jacobs, are out later – they meet New Zealand from 4pm.

Then from 6:10pm the 4 x 400m battle features Wexford’s Sophie Becker, whose mother’s from Kilkenny city, with Thomas Barr who trains with Ferrybank AC.

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