Joe Ward stopped Russia’s Nikita Ivanov after minutes in the first round. At age 19 he has already won a European Gold and now a guaranteed medal at the Worlds. Jason Quigley is also guaranteed a medal and a unanimous decision over Hungary’s Zoltan Harcsa. A great achievement for Quigley. He will meet […]
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Paddy Barnes ensured that there will be five Irish boxers in action in Wednesday’s quarter-finals at the World Championships in Kazakhstan following an inside the distance win over Kenya’s Simon Nziok. The Belfast flyweight dropped Nziok with a sweet left hook in the second minute of the opening round and the referee called a halt to proceedings. Earlier
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World scratch race champion Martyn Irvine returns to International competition today when he lines out as part of the Irish team at the European track cycling championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Irvine from Newtownards, Co Down, became the first Irishman in 116 years to win a senior world title on the track. Having been injured for
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The European Cross Country Championships will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on 8th of December. National Endurance Coach, Chris Jones who is leading athlete and team preparations for the championships commented: “We have invested in preparations for these championships. I have just returned from a very productive high altitude training camp in Font Romeu, in
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Congratulations to Belfast boxer Tommy McCarthy who has just defeated Canada’s Samir El-Mais by a split decision 30-27, 28-29, 29-28. McCarthy moves into the last 16. Ray Moylette has lost all three rounds, 30-27/ 30-27/ 30-27 to Ermek Sakenov of Kyrgystan in the World Boxing Championships. The Mayo boxer according to Ken Egan , at ringside,
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Jenny Murphy on Ireland Rugby 7’s Road to Rio
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Barrry Murphy talks about his swimming career to date.
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The Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 in Oberstdorf, Germany served as the final Olympic qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next February and Ireland was represented by Clara Peters in ladies and Conor Stakelum in men singles. The competition took place over the weekend with both Peters and Stakelum in action over
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Source: www.gymnasticsireland.com The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships kicked off in Antwerp today, Monday, where Team Ireland join the cream of international gymnastics on the biggest stage. The six-strong Irish squad have been working hard in the build-up to the competition, with both WAG (Salto) and MAG (Lowestoft) gymnasts being put through their paces at pre-camps
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Eoin Rheinsch on his experiences as an Olympic slalom canoeist
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EWF European Junior Championships , Estionia . Clarence Kennedy for Tralee bringing home European Bronze in the 94kg Class . A total of 4 Athletes from Ireland competed in different classes. Each athlete created a new European PB.
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Olympic Rower on her Olympic experience with Team Ireland London 2012, her transition into the Irish system, and her approach to recovering from recent medical issues.
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