Michael O’Reilly’s Olympic path has been a rocky road

Michael O’Reilly has been no stranger to controversy in the build-up to the Rio Olympics.

Qualification for Brazil was an extremely arduous process for O’Reilly who was forced to overcome a series of hurdles, many seemingly of his own making, before he made the Irish team.

Prior to his qualification for the Games, the 23-year-old father of two had to come through a selection process due to previous disciplinary issues.