Philip Doyle: Olympic medallist to return to medicine before deciding on LA Games tilt

Olympic medal winning rower Philip Doyle says he will concentrate on his medicine career in 2025 before deciding whether to aim for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The Banbridge man, 31, clinched double sculls bronze for Ireland along with partner Daire Lynch in Paris earlier this month.

Doyle was competing in his second Olympics after representing Ireland in Tokyo three years ago.

“I’ll take some time and maybe race a bit this year and then next year, I’ll do a full year of medicine and then I’ll make a decision whether to come back or not for LA,” Doyle told BBC Northern Ireland’s Good Morning Ulster.

If Doyle does decide to prolong his rowing career, it will mean him relocating once more to the Irish National Rowing Centre in Cork.

“It’s a different tax, a different currency…..you have to import your vehicle. It’s a hassle.

“Next time if I do it, do I have to move my entire life down there because I was half back in county Down? It’s a bit more of a complex decision.”