Tokyo 2020

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad

KELLIE HARRINGTON INSPIRES WITH DARE TO BELIEVE PROGRAMME SUPPORTED BY PTSB

Team Ireland Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington visited her old primary school and her boxing club to inspire the next generation of kids to reach for their dreams.   The Toyko 2020 Olympic Games gold medal winner took a break from her intense training schedule for this summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games to tell the kids that “anything is possible if [...]

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TOKYO MEDAL MOMENTS REVISITED: PART 2 – AIDAN WALSH

BELFAST BOXING’S OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST AIDAN WALSH ‘THE LONGEST TEN SECONDS’ 25 April 2023 Aidan Walsh’s Olympic bronze medal moment is revisited in the second video in a three-part mini docuseries from the Olympic Federation of Ireland. The series reflects on some of the stories behind the Team Ireland Tokyo 2020 medallists. The Belfast boxer wrote

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Role Models – Eimear Lambe, Olympic Bronze Medallist

Dare to Believe ambassador and Tokyo Olympic Bronze Medallist Eimear Lambe understands the importance of having role models. The Dublin rower who became an Olympic medallist in Tokyo when she finished third in the final of the Women’s Four with teammates Aifric Keogh, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty, explains how there is no one way

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World Cup and Olympic star Daly retires following spectacular career

Nicci Daly has announced her retirement from international hockey following 200 caps and playing a dynamic role in the Green Army’s golden period since making her debut in 2010.   It included that famous 2018 World Cup silver medal, five European Championships and this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo while her goal against South Africa in

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Team Ireland athletes recognised at Official Homecoming

Irish athletes formally congratulated by the Taoiseach at event in Dublin Castle The athletes and staff who represented Team Ireland at Tokyo 2020 this summer were formally congratulated at the Official Team Ireland Homecoming in Dublin Castle this morning. A record number of Irish athletes competed at the Summer Olympics in Japan with 116 athletes

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Hockey: Hannah Matthews retires from international hockey after stellar career

Olympian and 2018 World Cup silver medalist Hannah Matthews has confirmed her retirement from international hockey having been a crucial figure in the Green Army’s rise over the past seven years and 157 caps.  Since making her debut in 2014, the Loreto woman has been one of the first names on the team sheet, being

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KELLIE HARRINGTON WINS GOLD FOR TEAM IRELAND IN TOKYO

Kellie Harrington wrote her way into the history books in Tokyo this morning, as she overcame Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil in stunning fashion by unanimous decision in the Women’s Light final. Harrington came into the bout having never met the Brazilian before, and Ferreira had proven herself as a force to be reckoned with in

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