The Ireland men's 4x100m relay team have had their Olympic ticket withdrawn by swimming's world governing body FINATwenty-four hours after being told they were going to the Olympics in Japan the Irish men’s 4 x 100m relay team have had their invitation withdrawn by the World Swimming body FINA. Sixteen countries participate in each relay at the Olympic Games. In a statement, Swim Ireland said: “We received correspondence on Sunday, June 6 from FINA rescinding their invitation for Ireland to compete in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games. “The invitation for Ireland to compete in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle relay is unaffected. The Tokyo Olympic Games will be the first time since 1972 that Ireland has competed in a swimming relay and the first time ever that an Irish male relay team will compete,” said the statement.

Source: Irish Independent June 07, 2021 14:26 UTC