Northern Ireland’s record-breaking Olympians to be celebrated at Belfast event

Irish international hockey player Michael Robson, Olympic gold medallists Jack McMillan, who won gold for TeamGB in swimming, and Rhys McClenaghan, who won gold for Ireland in gymnastics and runner Rachel McCann during a homecoming celebration in Newtownards, Co Down (Mark Marlow/PA)

An event to celebrate Northern Ireland’s record-breaking Olympic and Paralympic athletes is to take place next month.

The region scooped four gold medals, a silver and two bronzes at the Paris Olympics, the most ever in a Games and the first gold since 1988.