Keeping it in the family

SIXTY IRISH Olympic athletes will participate in London this summer.

And almost 30 of them are aged 25 and under. There’s a 21-year-old pentathlete, a 19-year-old sailor, an 18-year-old swimmer, a 23-year-old gymnast, a 20-year-old boxer, and a 24-year-old pole vaulter.

They have sacrificed a ‘normal’ upbringing in favour of early morning training, travelling abroad alone to train and compete, injuries, and fundraising.