OFI confirms Ireland's largest Olympic squad ever as 116 athletes primed for Tokyo

The team on duty in Japan is closing in on a 50/50 gender split and contains a number of live medal contenders across a range of sports

The judo sibling pair of Ben and Megan Fletcher were today the last to be officially given the green light by the Olympic Federation of Ireland. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Team Ireland’s roster has finally been confirmed for the approaching Tokyo Games with the 116 athletes named to travel to Japan making it by far the largest contingent to leave these shores for any Olympics.

The judo sibling pair of Megan and Ben Fletcher were today the last to be officially given the green light by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI). The previous record for Ireland was the 81 athletes who made it to London for the Games back in 1948.