Is there a third Irish medal on the way?

Fortune favours the brave and Thomas Barr has bravery in bucketloads, writes Derval O’Rourke.

Many, many times throughout my sporting career I uttered the words “You couldn’t make this up”. Here I am again saying those same words.

The Olympics has been astonishing for good and bad reasons; it’s kept me on the edge of my seat. Our most recent medal was from Annalise Murphy. There are not enough words to describe how amazing and inspiring I felt the sailor’s performance has been in Rio.