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Latest: The Board of the Olympic Council of Ireland has released the following statement: "The Board of the Olympic Council of Ireland regrets that recent events in Brazil have overshadowed the many great performances of Team Ireland at the Rio Olympic Games."

Update 6.45pm: The Board of the Olympic Council of Ireland has released the following statement: "The Board of the Olympic Council of Ireland regrets that recent events in Brazil have overshadowed the many great performances of Team Ireland at the Rio Olympic Games. With 11 top 10 finishes at this stage this has been one of the most successful performances at an Olympic Games by an Irish team."

"The Board is taking the recent events in Rio very seriously and wishes to state the following: