Badminton

DAY 4 | AFTERNOON REPORT PARIS 2024

At the canoe slalom Michaela Corcoran in the women’s C1 placed 21st overall and did not advance to  the semi-finals, while Kildare paddler Noel Hendrick did enough over the course of his two runs in the K1 to advance to Thursday’s semi-final, ranked 19th. The Irish women’s rugby sevens team concluded their first ever Olympic Games with an eighth place finish [...]

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TEAM IRELAND TO FEATURE IN TEN SPORTS ON OPENING DAY OF PARIS 2024

Day one of Paris 2024 is set to be a bumper one for Team Ireland as athletes from no less than ten sports will get their Olympic campaigns underway; Eventing (Dressage), Hockey, Swimming, Rowing, Canoe Slalom, Road Cycling, Boxing, Badminton, Gymnastics, and the Men’s Rugby Sevens team return to the pitch.    Equestrian The Irish

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Nhat Nguyen and Rachael Darragh Officially Selected to Compete in Badminton in Paris 2024

Nhat Nguyen and Rachael Darragh have been officially selected to represent Team Ireland in badminton at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Dubliner, Nguyen, will be competing in his second Games, having made his debut at the Tokyo Olympics. From Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Darragh will be making her first Olympic appearance. The Badminton events

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Badminton Pair Joshua Magee and Paul Reynolds Looking To Boost Olympic Qualificaiton

Irish Badminton duo Joshua Magee and Paul Reynolds are looking to boost their own Olympic Qualification hopes at the World Championships in Denmark this week 🏸 Having watched @chloenmagee and @scott_evans1 compete in Beijing, it’s given the pair the same dream and motivation to chase that Olympic qualification ☘️ The pair have used the Team Ireland Make a Difference

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TEAM IRELAND BADMINTON ATHLETES NAMED FOR KRAKOW EUROPEAN GAMES

A full team of badminton players has been named by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the European Games which takes place from the 20th of June – 2nd of July in Krakow, Poland. Team Ireland athletes will compete in all five disciplines, with six athletes set to compete. This is the third sport to be announced

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OFI | Make A Difference – Badminton Ireland

IRISH badminton has made huge progress and Olympic history in the past 22 years and is now raising the bar further by targeting qualification for a first doubles’ partnership in 2024. Sonia McGinn was the sport’s Olympic ground breaker in 2000, the first Irish player to qualify for a Summer Games in Sydney. Three-time Olympian

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RECIPIENTS OF OFI MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND

ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADDED WITH €115,000 DISTRIBUTED ACROSS 16 SPORTS Following an overwhelming response in applications to the Make a Difference athlete fund that was announced by the OFI Athletes’ Commission earlier this year, the Olympic Federation of Ireland has channelled an additional €50,000 directly to athletes. Athletes across sixteen sports were awarded a total amount

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Final Results from EYOF Banska Bystrica

FINAL RESULTS Athletics (11 top tens) BRONZE Boy’s 1500m – Sean Cronin Final 3rd with 4:02.81 4th Girl’s 800m Heats – Nicole Dinan Heats 2:12.27 (PB), Finals – 4th with 2:12.92 4th Girl’s 3000m Final – Clodagh Gill Final 9:47.25 (PB) 4th Boy’s 3000m Final – Cormac Dixon Finals 8:28.62 5th Boy’s 200m – Toby

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PBS FALL AND TOP CLASS PERFORMANCES

Another busy day for Team Ireland athletes at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Banska Bystrica, saw fifteen athletes compete across four sports, with 800m runner Nicole Dinan coming close to a medal, finishing in fourth, while Sam Coleman finished tenth in the sprint finish of the Boy’s Road Race, ensuring the cycling team

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DAY THREE ACTION AT EYOF

Team Ireland Athletes Continue to Shine in Slovakia Following on from Sean Cronin’s sensational bronze medal run yesterday, a quieter day of action for Team Ireland saw Irish competition in athletics, badminton, gymnastics, judo and tennis at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Banska Bystrica which runs from the 25 – 30 July.  Athletics

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