James Edgar is a 23 year old from Lisburn who last year moved from 600th in the World rankings to just outside the top 100. Kickstarting his 2023 season, Edgar has been on an International podium in three out four races. Not bad for the beginning of May. However, it’s not just triathlon that Edgar […]
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Team Ireland’s Tokyo Olympics Chef de Mission, Tricia Heberle has been appointed IABA High Performance Consultant. Arising from her Olympic Federation of Ireland role, Tricia joins IABA with a deep understanding of the Irish high performance system, and a wealth of experience in strategy, planning, logistics, coordination and communication. She joins IABA’s High Performance Unit
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HSBC Rugby Sevens Series, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 2/4/2023 Ireland Women vs France Women Ireland’s Lucy Mulhall takes to the field Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Martin Seras Lima It all comes down to the final Round in Toulouse. After a long season, the race to secure automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games reaches a thrilling
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On April 27th we were blown away by the 800+ schools and over 27,000 students that signed up and tuned in to watch our Olympic heroes Aidan Walsh and Rhys McClenaghan for our Olympians LIVE! webinar event. The two Olympians along with host David Gillick (an Olympian himself) , and his co-hosts, Team Ireland Mascots
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IT’S only 21 months since the 2020 Olympic welterweight bronze medal was placed around Aidan Walsh’s neck in Tokyo and it’s already looking the worse for wear but that’s exactly how he likes it. “The colour has already worn away in places because that many have held it,” he laughs. “It’s got a dent in
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NEVER give up your dreams. That’s the message from Tham Nguyen who has just become the first Irish weightlifter to win a senior European medal, a historic achievement which came after her seven-year absence from international competition. The 26-year-old powerhouse from Clare Hall in Dublin is less than five foot tall but lifts twice her
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April was a month to remember for Irish athletes and Team Ireland fans. A new European Champion, National Records, athletes writing themselves into the history books. The level of performance has risen and Irish athletes are now setting times that are World leading. Take a look at some of the action and results below.
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The third edition of Europe’s premier multi-sport competition kicks off in Kraków at the Opening Ceremony on 21 June and fans can now ensure they do not miss any of Team Ireland action in Poland this summer. Team Ireland will send one of the biggest teams in history to this Games with Olympic Qualification on
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BELFAST BOXING’S OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST AIDAN WALSH ‘THE LONGEST TEN SECONDS’ 25 April 2023 Aidan Walsh’s Olympic bronze medal moment is revisited in the second video in a three-part mini docuseries from the Olympic Federation of Ireland. The series reflects on some of the stories behind the Team Ireland Tokyo 2020 medallists. The Belfast boxer wrote
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FINAL DAY AT WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES The taste of glory was most definitely shining down on members of Transplant Team Ireland at the World Transplant Games in Perth as they added another world transplant record and 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 bronze to their medals tally today (Friday) while our two triathletes put in
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“We had a rider in the wind tunnel recently who was able to reduce their drag by over 5%. That’s a huge margin, it’s worth about 15 watts of sustained power,” says Cycling Ireland’s High Performance Director Iain Dyer. With funding received from the Olympic Federation of Ireland, the benefits of working with aerodynamicist Michael
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Tickets for the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 went on sale today, following the launch of the official ticketing platform at 12:00 CET. Tickets are available to buy via the official European Games website here. The third edition of Europe’s premier multi-sport competition kicks off in Kraków at the Opening Ceremony on 21 June and fans can
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