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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Remarkable Performances From Ireland’s Para Powerlifting Team At 2023 World Championships

Team Ireland made history by sending its largest-ever contingent of athletes to compete at the 2023 Para Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai from 22-30 August. This year’s team also boasts the highest number of female athletes, with five female para-athletes being selected to compete in Dubai. “IWA-Sport is immensely proud to be sending our largest-ever team to the Para Powerlifting …

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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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Paralympian Mary Fitzgearld’s advice to young girls in sport: “Find your passion, find what you love and stick with it”

Paralympian Mary Fitzgearld is currently ranked 4th in the world in the F40 Shot Putt and although she only made her paralympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Mary is proving to be a major competitor in the event. This summer she took Gold at the 2022 Paris Grand Prix and hit an incredible new PB of 8.23m. “To …

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