John Joe Nevin scored five points in every round to book his ticket into the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games with an accomplished performance over Kazakhstan’s Kanat Abutalipov in London this afternoon. The Cavan BC stand out, a two-time AIBA World bronze medalist, took the first frame 5-2, the second 5-3 and drew the third […]
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Aoife Clark added to Ireland’s Eventing success at the Olympics this afternoon (Tuesday) by finishing seventh in the Individual Final. The 30 year-old, riding the bay gelding Master Crusoe, qualified for the final with a textbook clear show jumping round in this morning’s Team Final, and repeated the magic this afternoon to end the day
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Chloe Magee bowed out of the London 2012 women’s singles Badminton competition despite a superb performance against former world number two Pi Hongya of France. It was effectively a shoot-out for a place in the last 16 at Wembley Arena but Pi recovered to win 16-21 21-18 21-14. Magee, the world number 44 from Raphoe in
Annalise Murphy seems untouchable in the women’s Laser Radial class at Weymouth, the Irish sailor winning her latest two races of the regatta to maintain her 100 per cent record in her debut Olympic Games. Remarkably, Murphy has led all but one of her four races from start to finish, completely dominating her rivals. Murphy
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Ireland have finished fifth in the Olympics Equestrian Eventing, with Germany claiming the gold medal. Great Britain claimed silver with the bronze medal going to New Zealand, who just edged out Sweden in the final jumping leg. Ireland started the day in eighth place after a tricky day yesterday when they lost both Micheal Ryan
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Ireland’s Scott Evans lost to Lin Dan, the 2008 Olympic champion. The Chinese superstar, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, won 21-8, 21-14 in their first-round match at Wembley Arena. The victory sees Lin go straight through to the last-16 knockout phase at London 2012 as the pair were the only players in Group
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After a thirty minute delay sailing got underway for Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows in the Star class in Weymouth. Sailing was very close in the first leg but Germany rounded the first mark of the course in first place followed by Croatia and Norway. Ireland was in 14th place. On the second upwind
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Camilla Speirs is the best of the Irish after the completion of the dressage phase of the eventing. The Kildare woman finished in a share of 27th place after scoring just 47.60 penalty points on Portersize Just A Jiff. Aoife Clark is next best of the Irish in 32nd place (48.90), while Joseph Murhy is
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Irish athletes who attended the Olympic Games opening ceremony were thrilled with the organisation and excitement generated by the occassion. They looked fantastic in their Asics parade wear , less formal and more comfortable and designed by the athlete commission. The opening ceremony contained a cultural past and added humour for a live audience which included Queen Elizabeth and James Bond, and
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Members of Team Ireland along with Russian, Korean athletes attended a very colourful welcome ceremony by Mayor of the day Duncan Goodhew. Many Irish athletes were in training mode at various venues , but a few were able to fit the ceremony into their dialy routine. Irish and European Olympic President Pat Hickey, Chef de Mission Sonia
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The Olympic Council of Ireland has selected four-times women’s world boxing champion Katie Taylor to be Ireland’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday night next. Kate will carry the Irish tricolour in front of Team Ireland and a worldwide audience of over 300 million people. ends Further info: Jack
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ATHLETICS JESSIE BARR Athletics – Women’s 4 x 400 metres Relay The Ferrybank, Waterford athlete is one of the most promising 400m hurdles athletes in the country, achieving a PB at the recent European Championships in Helsinki and making the final. Only 22, Jessie comes from an athletics family and is the Irish Under
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