Swimming-Ireland may appeal after Olympic relay slot rescinded


DUBLIN (Reuters) - Swim Ireland were consulting their lawyers on Tuesday after world swimming body FINA rescinded a men's 4x100m medley relay slot at the Tokyo Olympics that it said was offered in error.

"We're still considering all avenues, discussing things internally and working with our legal colleagues to decide how we progress," performance director Jon Rudd told Reuters.

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