Rhasidat Adeleke (Athletics)Rhasidat (who doesn’t turn 20 until August 2022) is from Tallaght and is already blazing a trail for Irish sprinting. In 2018, aged just15, she became the European Youth (U18) 200m champion in Hungary. In 2019 she won double sprint gold at the European Youth Olympics in Baku. In July 2021 she became […]
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350,000 USD to be distributed across thirteen sports The Olympic Federation of Ireland today revealed the recipients of the Paris Scholarships, as preparations are already underway for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 2024. A total pot of $350,000 will be distributed to Olympic hopefuls with the Women’s Hockey team awarded the team grant of
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching a new four-sport Olympic qualifier series for Paris 2024. This is an Olympic Agenda 2020+5 project, which was presented today to the IOC Executive Board. The new IOC-led Olympic qualifier series will include four sports – BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing. The series of three festival-style events
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Olympic athletes who represented Ireland across the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games were honoured this evening at a special event held by the Olympic Federation of Ireland at the Mansion House, Dublin. The event, which was held in the aftermath of a hugely successful year for Team Ireland,
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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR PARIS 2024 TICKETS On the 1 December 2022, those interested in purchasing tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are encouraged to register for the chance to be drawn for the first ticket phase. The Organising Committee are introducing a new ticketing system, with the aim of supporting the slogan
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Nicci Daly has announced her retirement from international hockey following 200 caps and playing a dynamic role in the Green Army’s golden period since making her debut in 2010. It included that famous 2018 World Cup silver medal, five European Championships and this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo while her goal against South Africa in
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LA28 Initial Sports Programme to be put forward to the IOC Session The list of sports to be included in the Initial Sports Programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 has been discussed today by the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with the process that will be adopted
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During this week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission meeting, legacy, collaboration and commercial success were highlighted as being key to the successful progress of preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games LA28. At the meeting held virtually on 17 November, the LA28 Organising Committee team presented a summary of their achievements and developments since the last
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Through the support of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity (OS) funding, the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) will support athletes and teams on their journey to prepare and qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Invitations have been extended to National Federation Performance Directors and Team Leads to apply for Paris 2024 Olympic OS Scholarships on
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Irish athletes formally congratulated by the Taoiseach at event in Dublin Castle The athletes and staff who represented Team Ireland at Tokyo 2020 this summer were formally congratulated at the Official Team Ireland Homecoming in Dublin Castle this morning. A record number of Irish athletes competed at the Summer Olympics in Japan with 116 athletes
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Olympian and 2018 World Cup silver medalist Hannah Matthews has confirmed her retirement from international hockey having been a crucial figure in the Green Army’s rise over the past seven years and 157 caps. Since making her debut in 2014, the Loreto woman has been one of the first names on the team sheet, being
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Who doesn’t love the sound of the National Anthem? In the history of Team Ireland at the Olympic Games, Ireland’s National Anthem was played a total of seven times in almost 100 years. In Tokyo 2020 Amhrán na bhFiann got two more airings, bringing tears of joy to athletes and supporters of Team Ireland right
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