No Olympics for boxer Amy Broadhurst as she bows out of the final qualification tournament in Bangkok
Devastatingly, there will be no Olympics for boxer Amy Broadhurst after she was beaten in the 60kg division of the final qualification event in Bangkok this morning. The Dundalk woman had made the switch from Team Ireland to Team GB in the hopes of securing a spot at the illustrious quadrennial Games, but lost out to Korea’s Oh Yeon Ji …
Continue Reading
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 …
Continue Reading
Badminton Star Rachael Darragh Secures Olympic Spot, Following Aunt Chloe Magee’s Legacy
Badminton star Rachael Darragh recently secured her spot at this summer’s Olympic Games, following in the footsteps of her aunt, Chloe Magee, who was a three time Olympian in the same sport. Magee represented Ireland at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, but now, it’s Darragh who will take centre stage in Paris 2024, having made the 38 player …
Continue Reading
Amy Broadhurst’s partner is set to be dropped from Kellie Harrington’s coaching ticket ahead of the Olympics
Amy Broadhurst’s partner is set to be dropped from Kellie Harrington’s coaching ticket ahead of the Olympics, the Dublin boxer has revealed recently. Broadhurst’s controversial switch from Ireland to Team GB and her desire to compete in the 60kg lightweight division, the same weight as Harrington, could pose as a conflict of interest for the Drogheda woman’s partner Eoin Pluck, …
Continue Reading
Which Irish athlete has been selected to feature in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games torch relay?
Which Irish athlete has been selected to feature in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games torch relay? Yesterday it was announced that Irish sailor Eve McMahon is to take part in the Olympic torch relay, as the flame travels from its start point in Marseille to the final destination of the opening ceremony in Paris on the 26th of July 2024. …
Continue Reading
World Athletics Becomes First International Sports Federation To Award Prize Money For Olympic Gold Medalists
World Athletics has made a groundbreaking decision that could potentially clash with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by breaking 128 years of Olympic tradition. The organization announced that it will be the first international sports federation to award prize money to athletes for winning a gold medal at the Games. Commencing with the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, track and …
Continue Reading
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 …
Continue Reading
“Fingers crossed I can live up to the legends of Irish Olympians that have gone before me” – Ciara Mageean gears up for Paris Games
You can envisage the statue of Ciara Mageean already, standing as pride of place in her beloved Portaferry, County Down. Speaking at a Flogas event today which saw the announcement of a docuseries around Team Ireland Olympic athletes and including Mageean, we saw snippets of those who had achieved big in the quadrennial competition in the past, and the immortality …
Continue Reading
Aifric Keogh explains how Rowing Ireland decide who’s going to the Olympics in which boat
Aifric Keogh will be a name familiar to many as one of the Women’s Rowing Four that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the Galway woman isn’t willing to stop there in terms of aiming to increase her medal haul at the prestigious competition. She’s ready to ‘Dare to Believe’ in the build up to this …
Continue Reading
Why do the Irish women’s rugby sevens team all have this specific tattoo?
The Irish women’s rugby sevens team are without a doubt buzzing for their first Olympic Games this summer, so much so that they even marked their qualification with a tattoo. They may be holding off on adding the Olympic rings to that ink collection just yet, but as Kathy Baker and Anna McGann explained at the Her Sport Awards, they’ve …
Continue Reading
