Eve McMahon secured another Irish boat at the Paris Games with a terrific Olympic qualification performance in Argentina.
With a race to spare, McMahon, from Howth Yacht Club, nailed down a nation place for the sailing regatta in the women's single-handed event.
Seven nation places are being decided at the ILCA6 World Championships with official confirmation expected after the event concludes on Wednesday evening.
As the sole Irish contender in the class at senior level, 19-year-old Dubliner McMahon's name will be submitted by Irish Sailing to the Olympic Federation of Ireland [OFI] for inclusion in the Olympic team for Paris.
Ireland has now qualified for three sailing disciplines at the Games.
Last August, National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch became the first to secure qualification for the men's single-handed event. In November, Robert Dickson, also from Howth YC, and Sean Waddilove of the Skerries Sailing Club qualified Ireland for the men's skiff event.
Both events will have a trials series to decide on nominations to the OFI at a series of regattas in the spring.
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With a race to spare, Ireland's Eve McMahon has secured a nation place for the Paris 2024 Olympics⚡️https://t.co/IeY8iPzwFP#roadtoparis2024 #teamireland #letsgo pic.twitter.com/zR9slovldH
The ILCA6 World Championships were the second qualification opportunity for seven nations to win places. Currently lying second of these nations going into the final day, the worst McMahon can finish is as the sixth qualifying nation.
"Eve is definitely capable of better performance in terms of the World Championships, but to secure qualification she's had to start races very conservatively just to give herself an advantage," said Irish Sailing head coach, Rory Fitzpatrick.
"With one more race to go, she's going to keep it simple and get around the track fast."
