Olympics-Rowing-Puspure leads stellar Irish cohort on hunt for Tokyo gold


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Women's Single Sculls - Quarterfinal 1 - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Sanita Puspure of Ireland in action REUTERS/Leah Millis

TOKYO (Reuters) - It's beginning to look like third time is the charm for Sanita Puspure.

The 39-year-old Irishwoman reached her first Olympic semi-final on Sunday, continuing her remarkable run in the single sculls after coming up short in Rio and London.

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