Person: Jason Smyth

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<p>Jason Smyth. Picture: Barry McCall </p>

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Dancing with the Stars: Paralympian Jason Smyth completes celebrity line-up

The six-time Paralympic gold medal-winning sprinter is the 11th and final contestant to be revealed for the RTÉ show

<p>Joanne O'Riordan @JoanneOR_Ox and Paul O'Connell on the Late Late Show this evening</p>

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Friday TV Tips: Joanne O'Riordan and Paul O'Connell on the Late Late Show

Set to run the 100m and 200m in the T-13 visually impaired category, Smyth has five Paralympic gold medals (two Beijing 2008, two London 2012, one Rio 2016). File picture.

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Just the dates have changed on Smyth’s Tokyo mission

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RTÉ Sport Awards Manager and Team of the Year nominees announced

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World Para Athletics Championships - McKillop: That’s sports for ya, the better people beat me

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World Para Athletics Championships: Waiting game pays off for Niamh McCarthy in Dubai

Jordan Lee: ‘I want to raise the bar every time I compete’

His first sporting passion and talent was basketball and he made a national U15 development squad before he switched sports to pull on the Irish vest at high jump.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2019

Irrepressible Jason Smyth still pushing the limits

What keeps a man like Jason Smyth running?

Fri, 23 Aug, 2019

A better, brighter era awaits with beginning of the end of old FAI

They can’t escape now. Not even him.

Wed, 17 Apr, 2019

Number of Olympic athletes receiving 'podium' funding falls as overall budget increases

World rowing champions Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll don't make the cut for podium funding.

Wed, 28 Mar, 2018

Jason Smyth wins second gold at World Para Athletics Championships

The London Stadium proved to be a happy hunting ground for Irish sprinter Jason Smyth.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2017

Jason Smyth runs season's best in T-13 200m heats on way to final

Jason Smyth will be confident of completing a sprint double at the World Para Athletics Championships in London this evening.

Tue, 18 Jul, 2017

Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop secure gold for Ireland at World Para Athletics Championships

Irish athletes Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop have secured gold for Ireland today at the World Para-athletics Championships in the London Stadium.

Sun, 16 Jul, 2017

Jason Smyth's Paralympics blog: Settling into life after the Paralympic Games

Jason Smyth (28), a visually impaired sprinter from Derry, is officially the ‘fastest Paralympian on the planet.’ He won T13 gold at both 100m & 200m in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 Paralympics and won his fifth gold by retaining his T13 100m title at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janiero in September. His 100m personal best (10:22) is the second fastest ever by an Irishman and he is also one of only 10 Irish men to break 21 seconds for 200m.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2016

London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics Friday 7th September

The Shape I’m In: Jason Smyth

HE may be known as ‘the fastest Paralympian on the planet’, but Jason Smyth is not about to get carried away by the third consecutive gold medal in the 100m sprint he earned in Rio.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

Olympic and Paralympic heroes always breaking down barriers

Thomas Barr decided to strike while the iron was hot and run a Diamond League meet. Natalya Coyle spent a fortnight working for RTÉ as a pundit on the Paralympics. Colin Lynch is targeting a world record mile attempt on the bike and Paul Pollock set off on a leisurely road trip around Ireland.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Ireland’s Paralympic heroes already looking to next goals

It was well before noon when the thick layer of green began to form.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Welcome home - Paralympic heroes

HOME are the heroes. 

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Jason Smyth's Paralympics blog: Skype, baby baths and that gold medal feeling

Jason Smyth (28), a visually impaired sprinter from Derry, is officially the ‘fastest Paralympian on the planet.’ His 100m personal best (10:22) is the second fastest ever by an Irishman and he is also one of only 10 Irish men to break 21 seconds. He won T13 gold at both 100m & 200m in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 Paralympics and won his fifth Paralympic gold medal by winning the T13 100m final in Rio de Janeiro.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

Struggle for Irish as heat takes toll at Paralympic Games

A day to forget. For the majority of the Irish team in action in Rio yesterday, that was how they’ll look back on the fifth day of the Paralympic Games.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Majestic Michael McKillop keeps his golden Paralympic crown

Behind their jokey ‘Chuckle Brothers’ act, this is the reality for Ireland’s Paralympic golden boys.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Super Jason Smyth still a class apart

It was three years ago at a track meet in Lyon that Jason Smyth and his team first came across a lanky Namibian by the name of Johannes Nambala. Gangly and fast while wobbly and technically poor, it was a combination that meant room for improvement and therefore slight concern.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Jason Smyth is an Irish hero

WITH good news rarer than hen’s teeth in these bleak times, the sparkle of gold in Rio de Janeiro is indeed a heartlifting event and a badly needed cause for celebration.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Rio Paralympics: Greta Streimikyte’s brave approach earns place in final

Paralympic debuts can a nerve-wracking experience at the best of times, but to do it at the age of 21, running from the front with a visual impairment, must make it all the more terrifying.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Little cheer for Ireland's Paralympic seven-a-side team at home of football

Some reflection of the road disability sport has still to travel in Brazil was clearly seen in the Deodora Stadium in Rio yesterday.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Team Ireland has its first finalists at the Paralympics

Team Ireland's James Scully has made it into the S-5 200-metre freestyle final at the Paralympics.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Five Irish stars to follow at the Paralympics

The Paralympics begins with tonight’s opening ceremony, so here are some of Ireland’s top medal hopes...

Wed, 07 Sep, 2016

Olympic hangover means missed opportunity for Rio’s Paralympics

Let’s not pretend that this, for the most part, is somehow different.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2016

Jason Smyth's Paralympics blog: Final preparations and plans to skip the opening ceremony

Jason Smyth is a visually impaired sprinter from Derry, is officially the ‘fastest Paralympian on the planet.’ In this month's blog, he discusses his final preparations and why he's skipping the opening ceremony. 

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016