They’ve done it! Team Ireland are on an upward spiral and to add to their incredible wins over the last week, they’ve bagged another gold. Paracyclists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal have won gold at the Fuji International Speedway in Tokyo in the Women’s B Time Trial. The duo won with a time of 47:32.07, […]
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Smashing it. It isn’t news that Team Ireland has been absolutely crushing it over in Tokyo at this year’s Paralympics, and their winning streak is only getting better. Ireland’s Katie-George and Eve McCrystal have won silver medals in the 3000m Individual Pursuit this morning. The girls still have two more events coming up but this […]
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From talking to customers to taking on Tokyo – Riley Day is a true Olympic icon. Australian Olympian Riley Day is exactly what people mean when they refer to grass-roots sports. She flew to Tokyo 2020 with no corporate sponsors to fund her expenses, pay for coaches, and finance expenditures that all athletes have to […]
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“Regardless of the colour of the medal, it’s a massive achievement.” Irish boxer Kellie Harrington has made it to the women’s lightweight Olympic final after defeating Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee in the semi-finals this morning. The Dubliner has guaranteed herself at least a silver medal following the 3-2 victory. Sunday’s final will see her up against […]
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Yes, more of this please. In case you missed it, the US men’s fencing team took a huge stand against one of their own teammates during the Olympics last weekend. When the team of four found out they’d be going to the Tokyo games, it wasn’t all good news as it was immediately followed by […]
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The grind never stops. Seeing Tom Daley shed tears after, at long last, win an Olympic gold medal was just about as heartwarming as we thought things could get – until we saw him casually knitting while watching the women’s springboard final. Whole. Some. It was only a week ago that we thought we’d seen […]
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