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Rhasidat Adeleke Receives Outpouring of Support After Experiencing Online Racist Abuse

Irish athletics star Rhasidat Adeleke has received a flood of support following revelations of racist abuse she has endured online. The 21-year-old, who recently clinched mixed 4x400m relay gold, women’s 4x400m relay silver, and individual 400m silver at the European Championships in Rome, is now one of Ireland’s top medal hopes for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Numerous public figures, including …

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Which Irish Athletes Have Qualified For The 2024 Olympic Games So Far?

The Paris Olympic Games is just around the corner and will commence on Friday, 26th July 2024. Team Ireland have qualified 103 athletes in 13 different sports so far, and seem to be on course to have it’s largest Olympic team ever. Here’s a breakdown of all the female Irish athletes who have qualified so far: Athletics Sarah Lavin – …

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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. …

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International Olympic Committee is Making Gender Equality History

For the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) commissions for 2022 have an equal number of men and women. The IOC’s efforts to increase gender balance at its governance level. The key recommendation of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and its successor, Olympic Agenda 2020+5 was to continue to contribute to the wide goal of fostering gender equality …

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