Place: Markopoulo

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sport

Irish eyes smiling after O'Connor win

Cian O’Connor made Irish eyes smile all over Athens last night after clinching Ireland’s first gold medal of the Olympics on his Games debut, but then revealed he could lose the horse he won it on.

racing

Golden Moment

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O'Connor jubilant after Olympic win

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Kuerten inspires Irish medal hopes

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Babington turns thoughts to Friday

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Team final seventh for show jumpers

Birthday boy Babington secures team qualification

Kevin Babington celebrated his 36th birthday in style at the Markopoulo centre, as he guided his mount Carling King to an individual fourth and qualified Ireland as ninth of 10 nations for tonight’s Show Jumping team final.

Tue, 24 Aug, 2004

Irish to jump fourth in team final

Ireland's show jumpers, realistically the nation's only chance left of a podim in Athens, have been drawn fourth of 15 teams for tomorrow's "Nations Cup" team final at the Markopoulo centre.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2004

Poor day for Irish horsemen

Ireland's three-day eventing chances took a nose-dive this afternoon to ninth overall at the Markopoulo centre in Athens, as both Edmond Gibney and Mark Kyle struggled and became the team's discard dressage scores.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2004