President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey has said that it was “a great honour” to present the first medals at the inaugural European Games in Baku. Pat presented the medals to the top three in the women’s mountain bike competition, which was won by Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff. Hickey told reporters: “It was a great […]
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Team Ireland athletes will be back in action tomorrow inTriathlon, Gymnastics,Karate, and Canoeing. http://www.baku2015.com/schedules-results/country=irl/day=2015-06-14/index.html?intcmp=sr-bycountry-byday
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Ireland’s Aileen Reid has finished sixth in the triathlon at the inaugural European Games in Baku. Reid, who currently sits sixth – making her the leading European competitor – in the World Triathlon Series, finished the race in two hours three minutes and 58 seconds, three minutes and 30 seconds behind winner and Olympic champion Nicola
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Karen Dolphin from Galway will make history for her sport tomorrow as Ireland’s first and only entry in Karate in this year’s first ever European Olympics to be held in Baku. Karen, whose discipline is Kata, is trained by her mother Marie, who is a National Karate Kata coach. The talented 32-year-old is now preparing
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Three women are set to dominate the Triathlon, with Reid to challenge London 2012 rivals. More than 50 women will plunge into the Caspian Sea at 12:30 on Saturday seeking European Games medals in Triathlon, the sport’s first-ever international contest in Azerbaijan, with Swiss Olympic champion Nicola Spirig facing Sweden’s silver medallist Lisa Norden for the
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Katie Taylor led Team Ireland in a spectacular Opening Ceremony in the National Stadium in Baku last night. Team Ireland were represented in the ceremony by athletes from:Archery (Darren Wallace, Sinead Cunningham),Boxing (Kate Taylor, Michaela Walsh, Ceire Smith, Brendan Irvine, Kurt Walker, Dean Gardiner, Sean McComb, Adam Nolan, Michael O’Reilly, Darren O’Neil, Myles Casey, Dean
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London 2012 lightweight gold medallist Katie Taylor has been selected as Team Ireland’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony for the first European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The five-time world champion will lead out the Ireland squad in the inaugural continental games at the at the 63,000 capacity Olympic Stadium in the Azeri capital. Taylor, an athlete Ambassador for
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Its been a busy the last 2 days since Team Ireland Triathlon arrived in Baku. Led by Technical Director Tommy Evans, the focus has been on course familiarisation and coach and athlete briefing. There are some uncertainties around the swim due to possible problems with the wind which could effect the currents. Evans said ”
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Irish athletes attending the Welcome Ceremony this evening in the Athlete Village included experienced Olympian Derek Burnett (Shotgun Trap) and Karen Dolphin (Karate) attending her first major multi sport event with Team Ireland. Team Ireland competition schedule can be found here http://www.baku2015.com/schedules-results/country=irl/index.html
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EOC President Pat Hickey addressed athletes at the Team Welcome Ceremony in the Athletes Village ahead of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan this evening. He was joined by Mr Azad Rahimov, Minister of Sports for Azebaijan.
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EOC President Pat Hickey visited Team Ireland Headquarters this morning during a visit to the Baku 2015 athlete Village. To date Team Ireland athletes from Boxing, Canoeing, Gymnastics,Karate, and Shooting teams have arrived and settled in to their accommodation. He was accompanied by OCI Vice President William O’Brien and met Chef de Mission Dermot Henihan,Deputy
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Team Ireland Canoeing have just left the main athlete village in Baku for their competition athlete village. Mingachevir will host the Canoe Sprint competition during the Baku 2015 Games. The fourth biggest city in Azerbaijan, Mingachevir is famous for its water reservoirs and known as the City of Lights. Over three exciting days of competition,
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