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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Swim Ireland Announce Athletes For Upcoming European And World Championships
Swim Ireland has announced three cohorts of athletes who will represent Ireland in upcoming senior international competitions, the European Short Course (25m) Championships and the World Long Course (50m) Championships. For the forthcoming 2023 European Aquatics Championships in Bucharest in December, a team of 17 athletes has been named, spearheaded by European Record holder Daniel Wiffen. The team was selected …
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Beach Volleyball Sensation Betsi Flint: “I’d rather be winning or playing well than look good”
Betsi Flint has been making waves on and off the sandy courts. In this interview with Her Sport Show, Betsi Flint candidly shares her extraordinary journey, reflecting on everything from the hurdles of becoming a professional athlete to navigating self-image issues and pregnancy, all while empowering women to chase their dreams. We were thrilled to have beach volleyball sensation and …
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USA Wins Record Seventh Straight Gold Medal
Simone Biles led the United States women’s gymnastics team to their seventh consecutive team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp. Simone Biles's gold medal at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships marks the seventh consecutive world championship victory for the U.S. team and the 26th world medal for Biles. https://t.co/3fNOTjd42Z — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 5, 2023 …
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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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Sprinter Phil Healy Ends Season Early To Recover “Mentally and Physically”
Irish sprinter Phil Healy revealed that she has withdrawn from the upcoming World Championships to prioritize her recovery and preparation for next year’s Olympic Games. The 28-year-old took to Twitter to announce her decision yesterday, 3 August, saying: “It has been an extremely tough and testing 16 months, where I questioned continuing with the sport many times.” “However, nothing is …
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European Games Gold for Kellie Harrington, Aoife O’Rourke, and Amy Wall
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Grace Fisher
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July 2, 2023
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Boxing, Olympics
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2024 Paris Olympic Qualification, 2024 Paris Olympics, Amina Zidani, Amy Wall, Aoife O'Rourke, Davina Myrha Michel, European Games, Jodie Browne, Kellie Harrington, Mariell Gaassan Straume, Michaela Walsh, Natalia Shadrina, Nicole Bannon
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Kellie Harrington and Aoife O’Rourke have both added gold medals in boxing to Ireland’s tally while Amy Wall became Ireland’s first kickboxer to win European Games gold as the games concluded today (July 2) in Krakow, Poland. Reigning Olympic champion Harrington defeated Serbia’s Natalia Shadrina to win 60kg gold by unanimous decision (5-0) on Saturday. Harrington was down 3-2 after …
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Kellie Harrington Qualifies For Olympics As Amy Broadhurst And Jennifer Lehane Suffer Defeats
Kellie Harrington has secured her spot for Paris Olympics 2024 after defeating Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson 4-1 in the lightweight semi-finals at the European Games in Poland today. Amy Broadhurst and Jennifer Lehane unfortunately came up short after suffering defeats in their respective quarter-final bouts at the European Games. #TeamIreland's 66kg Amy Broadhurst's #EG2023 campaign ends following a testy bout V🇬🇧 …
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Lara Gillespie: “I’m Not Letting Other People’s Opinions Affect My Day, My Plans Or My Goals.”
Irish cyclist Lara Gillespie has continued to thrive on the international stage. Since Her Sport last spoke to Lara in 2020, she has graduated from UCD Dublin with a BSc. in Health and Performance Science while continuing to achieve numerous cycling accolades; pedalling towards her Olympic dreams. Although Lara has continued to further her studies through part-time research with UCD, …
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Ireland 7s Qualify for Olympics
“We do it for our families.” Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, …
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