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What The Dropped Olympic Sports Mean For Ireland

The LA28 committee have officially confirmed five new sports on the programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). The addition of cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, and squash will expand the LA28 program to 33 sports. As it stands, boxing, lightweight rowing, weightlifting, modern pentathlon, and break-dancing are missing from the proposed LA28 program compared to next year’s …

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Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen qualify Lightweight Women’s Double for Paris 2024

Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen have qualified the Lightweight Women’s Double for Paris 2024! Nerves were high on Day 7 of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia before they took to the water as just one boat in the B final would get the golden ticket. Casey and Cremen looked cool, calm and collected as they showed the world …

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Siobhan McCrohan is World Champion in fairytale comeback

Siobhán McCrohan is World Champion and the women’s double boat has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Friday was another successful day in the books for the Irish crews at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. Siobhán McCrohan is the well-deserved 2023 Lightweight Women’s Scull World Champion. The Tribesmen rower put in an amazing performance, taking the gold medal with clear …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 5 Update

It was a very successful day 5 for Team Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia with many confirmed qualifications to the finals and to the Paris 2024 Olympics. In the Women’s Pair, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh have qualified for the event for Paris 2024 after their second place finish in their semi-final and are through to …

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World Rowing Championships 2023: Day 3 Update

It was an eventful day 3 for Team Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Steven McGowan and Katie O’Brien beat Poland in the heat of 1 of the PR2 mixed doubles sculls to secure a place in the final and booked a ticket for Ireland in the event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.  O’Brien and McGowan have …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 2 Update

All four of the Irish women’s boats competing at day two of the World Rowing Championships progressed onto the next stage, under the piercing sun in Belgrade. A duo component of the bronze Olympic medal winning four in Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh raced in their pair heat, ultimately finishing in second place behind the Netherlands. They snatched a time …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 1

Siobhan McCrohan was off to a great start on Day 1 of the the World Rowing Championships, and there are plenty more events coming in which Irish rowers will compete during their first chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Conditions are good and the temperature is hot over in Belgrade, Serbia. McCrohan (Tribesmen RC) cruised into the A/B Semi’s …

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