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Ireland guaranteed a podium finish on seven consecutive days: the opening Monday (McSharry, swimming), then Tuesday (Wiffen, swimming), followed by Wednesday (this was the day Harrington secured at least a bronze medal in boxing), [5] then Thursday (Lynch & Doyle, rowing), followed by McCarthy and O'Donovan's gold in rowing on Friday. [6]
The Irish have a long established record of encouraging athletes with direct Irish heritage to represent the nation under 'grandparent' citizenship rules, and the Irish Diaspora, including the large number of Irish heritage people in Great Britain, is explicitly recognised in the Irish constitution. The right of people form Northern Ireland to ...
From Laghy, County Donegal she runs for Tir Chonaill Athletics Club. [2] In July 2022, she ran a new personal best time of 57.22 for the 400 metres hurdles as she won the Irish national title in Dublin. The following week she set a new Donegal record for the 400 metres, running 54.68 at The Morton Games. [3]
Cork City Sports Cork, Ireland 5000 m: 14:41.02 Sonia O'Sullivan: 25 September 2000 Olympic Games: Sydney, Australia 5 km (road) 14:55.4 Sonia O'Sullivan: 1 September 2002 London, United Kingdom [47] 10,000 m: 30:47.59 Sonia O'Sullivan: 6 August 2002 European Championships: Munich, Germany 10 km (road) 30:59 Sonia O'Sullivan: 21 May 2000
Ireland competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023. The team won no medals, but two athletes (Rhasidat Adeleke in the women's 400 metres and Ciara Mageean in the women's 1500) achieved fourth-place finishes.
On January 24, 2022, the Irish team of six athletes (four men and two women) competing in five sports was named. [3] [4] Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] All members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere. [6]
The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
[11] [12] A team of jumping riders was added to the Irish equestrian squad by winning the gold medal at the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain. [13] Tokyo 2020 would have been the first time that Ireland participated in an Olympic team dressage competition. [14] The Irish eventing and jumping squads were named on 21 June 2021.