Three Time Paralympian Nicole Turner Announces Retirement

Irish Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner has announced her retirement, bringing an extraordinary career in competitive swimming to a close. A Paralympic silver medallist and multiple-time international medallist, Nicole leaves the sport as one of Ireland’s most celebrated athletes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhgnBTIGyI/ Nicole initially took up swimming to follow in the footsteps of her two older brothers, but her exceptional talent quickly became …

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Róisín Ní Riain and Nicole Turner Secure Places in Finals on Day One of Team Ireland action in Paris

Róisín Ní Riain and Nicole Turner got Team Ireland’s Paralympics Swimming off to a flying start by securing their places in their respective Finals. Ní Riain came 4th in her S13 100m Butterfly Heat earlier today with a time of 1.06.40. Her final takes place this evening at 19.10 Irish time. Speaking in the mixed zone, Ní Riain said: “I’m happy with that and to get …

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FIRST IRISH ATHLETES NAMED TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT PARALYMPIC GAMES

The first athletes have been announced to represent Team Ireland at the Paralympic Games this summer. Seven athletes across two sports will fly to Paris for the Games which take place from August 28th to September 8th. Colin Judge will represent Ireland for the second time in table tennis having competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The Dublin native has been …

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Paris 2024 to make history by providing a children’s nursery in the Olympic & Paralympic village

There will be a children’s nursery in the Olympic & Paralympic village at Paris 2024, in a historic first for the Games. Thanks to an initiative provided by the IOC Athletes’ Commission and the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, and supported by Procter & Gamble (PG) and Pampers, the facility should allow for athletes to see their young children in between …

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Which Irish Para Athletes Have Qualified For The Paris Paralympic Games 2024?

An Irish team has represented Ireland at the Paralympic Games at every games since the first in 1960. Qualification for the Paralympics goes through a different process to the Olympics: In Paralympic sport, securing a slot does not mean that the athlete who earned the slot will necessarily go to the games, but it does mean that the country that …

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Paralympics Ireland Confirm Eight New Slots for Paralympic Games

Paralympics Ireland confirmed eight new slots for the Paralympic Games in the Para Equestrian and Para Swimming sport at an event to coincide with a major Paralympic milestone. Wednesday, 28 February 2024 marked six months to go to the Paralympic Games in Paris. Paralympics Ireland were joined by members of the Irish sporting community and the French Ambassador to Ireland, …

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Russian and Belarusian athletes to be allowed to compete as neutrals in 2024 Paralympics

The International Paralympics Committee announced Friday (Sept. 29) that it had partially suspended the National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus “for breaches of their constitutional membership obligations.” Belarus aided Russia last year in launching its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The partial suspension means that Belarusian and Russian athletes will be allowed to compete as individuals under a neutral flag …

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Olympic and Paralympic Flame Revealed in Paris

The Olympic torch is a piece of art, engineering or iconography that is integral to the meaning of the games. Yesterday in Paris, torch designer Mathieu Lehanneur and production partner ArcelorMittal, presented the torch that will be carried by 11,000 people (10,000 for the Olympic Games, 1,000 for the Paralympic Games) during the torch relay that will begin with the …

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