Three Irish Crews Through to the Last 16 Knockouts

Three Irish crews have progressed through the Time Trials and will race in the Last 16 knockouts this afternoon at the European Beach Sprint Championships in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain.

After two Time Trials this morning, Shane O’Flaherty, Kate Dunne and the Junior Mixed Double of Conor Kelly and Isabella Monahan have all secured places in the knockouts.

There were also solid performances from Patrick Boomer, who finished 10th in the Men’s Single TT2 in 2:52.04, Miriam Sheehan, who finished 10th in the Women’s Single TT2 in 3:12.37 and Thomas Sheridan and Monika Dukarska finished 14th in the Mixed Double TT2 in 2:41.72.

Last 16 Knockout Times

15:25 Spain / 14:25 Ireland
Junior Men’s Single – Knockout 5
Shane O’Flaherty vs 🇦🇹 Nikolas Roidmayer( AUT)

15:45 Spain / 14:45 Ireland
Junior Women’s Single – Knockout 1 Kate Dunne vs 🇪🇸 Marina Lopez Sempere (ESP)

18:00 Spain / 17:00 Ireland
Junior Mixed Double – Knockout 2
Conor Kelly & Isabella Monahan vs 🇦🇹 Alexander Rittenbacher & Esther Schoeberl (AUT)

The knockout races are winner takes all, with the winner progressing to the quarter-finals.

Best of luck to Shane, Kate, Conor and Isabella this afternoon.

Watch the last 16 Knockout HERE