Three Time Paralympian Nicole Turner Announces Retirement
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January 7, 2025
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Para Sport, Paralympics, Swimming
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2024 Paralympics, Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, medal, Nicole Turner, Para Sport, Para Swimming, Paralympics, Silver Medal, Swimming
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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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EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Getting Around Paris For The Olympic & Paralympic Games
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July 14, 2024
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Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Equestrian, Golf, Olympics, Para Sport, Paralympics, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing
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Getting Around Paris, Olympics, Paralympics, Paris 2024, Paris Olympics Guide, Paris Paralympics Guide
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Everything you need to know about transport and getting around Paris during the Olympics and Paralympic Games.
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Irish Para Athletics Team Land in Paris for Final Competition Before Qualification Window Closes
Seven members of the Irish Para athletics team have travelled to Paris this week to compete at the 2024 Handisport Open. Stade Charléty will host the competition which takes place over two days, June 13th – 14th. A total of 389 athletes from over 50 nations line up in the pre-Paralympic event, with some of the biggest stars in Para …
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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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Body Confident Sport With Ellen Keane | Dove X Nike Body Confident Sports Programme
Ellen Keane is no stranger to the sporting world. The four-time Paralympian was Ireland’s youngest ever athlete, who at just 13 years old, swam at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. She also made three finals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and a bronze in the breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. In 2021, Ellen swam to the …
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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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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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