Event: Olympic

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US boxer's failed doping test was due to sex
US boxer's failed doping test was due to sex
US Olympic team boxer Virginia Fuchs will face no punishment for failing a doping test after the US Anti-Doping Association determined the violation had been caused by two substances transmitted by her boyfriend through sex.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Annalise Murphy to represent Ireland again at Tokyo Olympics
Annalise Murphy to represent Ireland again at Tokyo Olympics
The pandemic's impact on Olympic hopes and dreams continues to spread with news that Irish Sailing has nominated Annalise Murphy to compete in the Laser Radial class at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Skeleton racer Brendan Doyle: 'It destroys your body, it costs an arm and a leg but, by God, it's too much fun for a human'
Skeleton racer Brendan Doyle: 'It destroys your body, it costs an arm and a leg but, by God, it's too much fun for a human'
Not every elite Irish athlete will be bursting through the doors of their training base next week.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

Olympic hopefuls, footballers, and rugby pros given nod to return to training
Olympic hopefuls, footballers, and rugby pros given nod to return to training
Ireland's Olympic hopefuls are back in business.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

Kellie Harrington: 'People think you are invincible as an athlete, that you're always positive'
Kellie Harrington: 'People think you are invincible as an athlete, that you're always positive'
Talk to athletes who frequented the Sport Ireland Institute in Abbotstown before the world was shunted off its axis and many will tell you that a few minutes in the company of Kellie Harrington can do wonders for someone struggling to stay on the hamster wheel.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Michelle Finn resets Olympics target with push for faster times
Michelle Finn resets Olympics target with push for faster times
Michelle Finn had placed all her eggs in the 2020 basket.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Puspure: Ireland could lose Olympic prospects to retirement if 5km restriction not eased
Puspure: Ireland could lose Olympic prospects to retirement if 5km restriction not eased
Olympic medal hope Sanita Puspure has warned that unless the Government gives athletes special dispensation to return to training facilities then hopes of Tokyo glory will be lost and some Irish competitors could retire.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Calls to ease coronavirus travel restrictions on elite sportspeople
Calls to ease coronavirus travel restrictions on elite sportspeople
Rowing Ireland chiefs have backed calls for an easing of restrictions on the movement of elite sportspeople.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Bale force: Shane Howard happy to make hay on Rathcormac family farm
Bale force: Shane Howard happy to make hay on Rathcormac family farm
Shane Howard was only a kid the last time he jumped into one of the hay bales on the family farm in Rathcormac.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

How Leon Reid went from a childhood in crack dens to an Olympic dream
How Leon Reid went from a childhood in crack dens to an Olympic dream
Of all the ways his story could gave gone, this one existed on the outer edges of realism.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Olympic medallist training with tea towel as lockdown leads to discus circle lockout
Olympic medallist training with tea towel as lockdown leads to discus circle lockout
You’d think the decision to keep GAA grounds shut until July 20 would have absolutely no bearing on a paralympic discus thrower.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Rob Heffernan wants easing of restrictions for international athletes
Rob Heffernan wants easing of restrictions for international athletes
Rob Heffernan has called for international athletes to be given access to train on athletics tracks across the country, arguing it is a “no-brainer” in terms of safety.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Boxing chief appeals for patience from landlords after two clubs left homeless
Boxing chief appeals for patience from landlords after two clubs left homeless
St Teresa's BC in Bray, the home town of Olympic champion Katie Taylor, says their premises was sold from underneath them without notice.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Olympic postponement brings hope for Carlow hurdler Molly Scott
Olympic postponement brings hope for Carlow hurdler Molly Scott
Just to clarify, hurdler Molly Scott has not resorted to clearing equestrian fences as part of her lockdown training program.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Small steps gearing Ciara Neville up for giant leap towards normality
Small steps gearing Ciara Neville up for giant leap towards normality
The thing she misses most is the company, that chorus of support from training partners as she heaves a barbell in the air or suffers through the last rep of a lung-bursting session.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Carissa Moore: Riding the crest of an Olympic wave
Carissa Moore: Riding the crest of an Olympic wave
The timing of surfing film RISS couldn't have been better.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

TV key for behind closed door GAA games - Trainor
TV key for behind closed door GAA games - Trainor
Televising games that take place behind closed doors will be vital for GAA’s sponsorship revenue should they go down that route, according to industry expert John Trainor.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

The highs and lows of running in a standstill
The highs and lows of running in a standstill
Here's the trade-off, a see-saw in his psychology that can go either way on any given day. For Thomas Barr, there are mornings where he skips down the stairs and relishes the thought of lifting weights in his living room.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Irish rowers set two new world records this weekend
Irish rowers set two new world records this weekend
Irish rowers Sanita Puspure and Aifric Keogh set two world records over the weekend

Sun, 03 May, 2020

The CEO Series: Sarah Keane - 'Sport is part of our DNA. We must support sport so it doesn’t go under'
The CEO Series: Sarah Keane - 'Sport is part of our DNA. We must support sport so it doesn’t go under'
Crisis Managers: In the first of a new series with the leaders of Ireland's sporting organisations, Sarah Keane, CEO of Swim Ireland and president of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, outlines the unique challenges facing aquatic sport.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Sport squares up for second epic struggle inside a decade
Sport squares up for second epic struggle inside a decade
The last recession was still digging its teeth deep into the country’s economy and it’s very soul when the Federation of Irish Sport peered into a crystal ball and imagined what the landscape would look like eight years down the line.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

Living and guiding American dreams
Living and guiding American dreams
Colorado Springs casts a long shadow in American sports. The city is home to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and the US Air Force Academy (Go Falcons!) as well as the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. And the US Olympic Team.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

Donal Lenihan: Whoever said ‘time is a great healer’ never lost a Lions series
Donal Lenihan: Whoever said ‘time is a great healer’ never lost a Lions series
The plethora of re-runs of great games from the past — All-Ireland hurling and football finals, memorable matches in Test rugby, glorious nights on the European stage from the giants of English football — have proved the mainstay for all major broadcasters in the sporting famine of the past month.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Schedule announced for 'RTÉ Sport Classics' series
Schedule announced for 'RTÉ Sport Classics' series
RTÉ has revealed a slate of throwback sporting action to keep us entertained as the coronavirus continues to shutdown live sport.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Half of people with cystic fibrosis fear contracting Covid-19
Half of people with cystic fibrosis fear contracting Covid-19
The survey by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland showed fears about the implications of catching Covid-19 are most acute among people with cystic fibrosis and their families.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Pesticides still being detected in Cork water supplies
Pesticides still being detected in Cork water supplies
Irish Water says pesticide is still being detected in water supplies in Cork.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Plans afoot for life after Covid-19, insists Harbison
Plans afoot for life after Covid-19, insists Harbison
Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls will “not be starting from scratch” when the current crisis eases and life returns to a point where sport can resume, according to Sport Ireland Institute CEO Liam Harbison.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Olympic dream parked for now as Christina Desmond prepares for frontline return
Olympic dream parked for now as Christina Desmond prepares for frontline return
For someone who is used to juggling life as an amateur boxer and a member of An Garda Síochána, the fortnight’s pause was an unwelcome adjustment for the Cill na Martra native.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2020

Home is where Downey’s heart is, but all eyes still on Tokyo
Home is where Downey’s heart is, but all eyes still on Tokyo
For five years, Mark Downey had been living life with his thumb on the fast forward button. Now everything is on pause.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Tokyo Games likely to start in July 2021
Tokyo Games likely to start in July 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese organisers are in final stages of talks to set the opening date for the Tokyo Games in July next year, Japanese media said yesterday.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2020

Picture Perfect: ‘I was shaking like a leaf with a mixture of nervousness, excitement’
Picture Perfect: ‘I was shaking like a leaf with a mixture of nervousness, excitement’
In a new weekly series we ask Irish sports photographers to pick their favourite images.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2020

Irish Olympic hopefuls should enjoy the downtime before loss sinks in - Kirby
Irish Olympic hopefuls should enjoy the downtime before loss sinks in - Kirby
Kate Kirby will be still fielding calls across the summer from athletes coming to terms with the fact their four-year Olympic cycle has become a five-year one.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2020

Hockey Ireland says 2019/20 season is 'finished'
Hockey Ireland says 2019/20 season is 'finished'
The 2019/20 club season has been deemed “finished” by Hockey Ireland with exactly how this affects the national and provincial leagues set to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Mission changes but stays the same as Team Ireland chief turns thoughts to 2021
Mission changes but stays the same as Team Ireland chief turns thoughts to 2021
Patricia Heberle has embraced the changes, enforced though they were.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Eventing chief relieved after plug pulled on 2020 Olympics
Eventing chief relieved after plug pulled on 2020 Olympics
The initial plan had been to fly the horses to Aachen in Germany for a week of quarantine, during which they would be assessed by a Japanese ministry vet; from there, the horses and Irish team were to cross the border into Belgium where they would fly from Liège to Tokyo, with a quick refuel in Doha to break up the 18-hour flight.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

'Sacrifice and compromise' needed as Tokyo Olympics look for new 2021 slot
'Sacrifice and compromise' needed as Tokyo Olympics look for new 2021 slot
Postponing Tokyo 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic will have been a hard pill to swallow for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but it was really the easy bit compared to what must come next.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Rhys McClenaghan finds positives from Olympics delay
Rhys McClenaghan finds positives from Olympics delay

One of Ireland’s Olympic medal favourites, Rhys McClenaghan, says the postponement of the Tokyo Games will leave him even more prepared in his bid for gold.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

'A mixed bag of emotions' as rocky road to Tokyo extended until 2021
'A mixed bag of emotions' as rocky road to Tokyo extended until 2021

The pinned tweet at the head of Natalya Coyle’s Twitter feed dates back to August of last year.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

'The vision stays the same': Irish athletes react to Olympic postponement
'The vision stays the same': Irish athletes react to Olympic postponement

Irish athletes have today been digesting the IOC decision - expected and all as it was - to postpone this summer's Olympic Games until 2021.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Olympic postponement a relief for Barr and Healy
Olympic postponement a relief for Barr and Healy

Irish sprinters Thomas Barr and Phil Healy have welcomed the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics until 2021, a decision announced today after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Rhys McClenaghan vows to be 'even more prepared' for 2021 Olympics
Rhys McClenaghan vows to be 'even more prepared' for 2021 Olympics

The 20-year old Down native who will compete on the pommel horse at the Olympics, an event for which he is the current European champion, is relieved that the uncertainty which hung over the Games in recent weeks has been put to bed once and for all.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

‘Devastated’ rowers say Olympic postponement hard to accept but correct decision made
‘Devastated’ rowers say Olympic postponement hard to accept but correct decision made

Rowing Ireland officials and competitors are today coming to grips with the confirmation that the 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

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Olympics to be postponed until 2021, IOC confirms

The Games will not now take place in 2020, but will happen no later than the summer of 2021.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Rowers following safety protocols as Olympic preparations continue at Inniscarra
Rowers following safety protocols as Olympic preparations continue at Inniscarra

Rowing Ireland chiefs insist their high-performance athletes are following all safety protocols as they continue to train and prepare for the 2020 Olympics.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

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