Olympic Federation Of Ireland Reveal Opening Ceremony Wear For Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has revealed the Opening Ceremony wear that will be worn by Team Ireland at the Olympic Games this summer in Paris. Top Irish designer Laura Weber, through her brand LW Pearl, has created a bespoke uniform for the Irish Olympic team, which reflects a balance between tradition and contemporary trends, in line with the 100th …
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OBS Has Pledged To Have More Women In Key Broadcast Roles At Paris 2024
Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) has pledged to enhance gender-balanced coverage at Paris 2024, aiming to provide “fair and balanced storytelling for all athletes”. OBS is the permanent broadcaster for the Games, producing the live television, radio and digital coverage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Yiannis Exarchos, OBS CEO, has emphasized the push to empower women across various broadcast roles …
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Olympic Federation of Ireland and PTSB Celebrate 100 Years Of Team Ireland At St Patrick’s Festival Dublin
A global audience will witness Ireland’s celebration of 100 Years of Olympic participation when Team Ireland plays a central role in the National St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on 17 March 2024. Ireland first competed as a nation in the Olympic Games in Paris 1924, and St. Patrick’s Day will serve as a nostalgic reminder of Ireland’s rich Olympic …
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Alysa Liu makes return to skating after two years in retirement
American figure skater Alysa Liu, still just 18 years old, has announced she will return to the sport after two years off. The two time US champion and 2022 Olympian last competed at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, where she earned bronze. At 12 Liu became the youngest skater ever to land a triple Axel in international competition, and …
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Canada will appeal Russian bronze after Kamila Valieva doping disqualification
Canada will appeal the International Skating Union’s decision to award Russia the figure skating team bronze for the 2022 Olympics despite Kamila Valieva’s recent disqualification for doping. The case of Valieva, who was just fifteen at the time of the offense, dragged on for years, with a ruling only coming at the end of last month. Valieva was issued a …
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Teenage Figure skater Kamila Valieva stripped of Olympic medals After testing positive for dopamine
On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for a period of four years following a positive doping test result. The sample, which was taken on December 25th 2021 prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, found her to have the banned substance of trimetazidine in her system. The ruling, which was handed …
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16-year-old Lily Cooke is first Irish athlete to compete in luge at Youth Olympics
Within twelve hours of leading Team Ireland into the Opening Ceremony as flagbearer, Dubliner Lily Cooke opened Irish action at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, competing in the Women’s Luge. The sixteen-year-old finished 27th in the event with a final time of 1:42.982, ahead of several strong winter sports nations. The Winter Youth Olympic Games are hosted by Gangwon, South Korea, …
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Russian and Belarusian athletes to be allowed to compete as neutrals in Paris Olympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs), the IOC announced Friday. No team from Russia or Belarus will qualify, and athletes from the countries will compete without emblems, anthems, or flags. The IOC also said that no athletes “who actively support the war” or “who are contracted to …
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Paris 2024 Will Be The First Olympics To Achieve Gender Parity
It has been announced that the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be the first to achieve numerical gender parity, consisting of the same number of male and female athletes participating in the competition. “The Olympic Games are a rare occasion when female athletes can make the headlines as much as their male counterparts. We know that there are prime …
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Olympic Federation Of Ireland Shines Spotlight On Team Ireland’s Athletic Triumphs At Gala Ball
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HerSport Editor
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November 16, 2023
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Athletics, Olympics
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Aifric Keogh, Amy Wall, Athletics Ireland, Ciara Mageean, Kellie Harrington, Lara Gillespie, OFI, Paris 2024 Olympics, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sport Ireland
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Saturday, 11 November – The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to honour the athletes who competed in the European Games in Krakow this year. On the night, athletes and Olympic …
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