TEAM IRELAND HAS the chance to add to its haul of one silver medal at the Rio Olympics on another action-packed day.
Judy Reynolds will compete in the grand prix freestyle final at 2pm, before London gold medallist Katie Taylor meets Mira Potkonen in the women’s lightweight boxing quarter-final at 3pm. A win for the Bray boxer guarantees her at least a bronze medal.
After winning her appeal for being tripped in Saturday’s heat, Sara Treacy runs in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final at 3.15pm. Elsewhere on the track, Thomas Barr takes part in the men’s 400m hurdles at 3.56pm.
Sailor Annalise Murphy, who finished fourth four years ago, goes into the laser radial medal race at 5.05pm in third place. Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern and Andrea Brewster and Saskie Tidey also go out on the water in Race 7 of the 49er and 49er FX respectively at the same time.
Then later this evening, Oliver Dingley dives in the 3m springboard (7.15pm) before Scott Evans faces Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in men’s badminton at 9.30pm.
Here’s full rundown of the Irish athletes involved in today’s events:
The Kildare woman will watch her event get under way at 2pm, Ireland’s only qualifier is due out in about an hour’s time.
The final is classed as ‘freestyle’ so the rider decides on the moves used.
Mira Potkonen is standing between the Wicklow woman and a medal at 3pm, so stop what you’re doing and get to a TV.
But back in the boxing arena, Taylor is in the ring and ready to go.
One judge gave the round to Mira Potkonen
Two judges have the contest square, one has the Fin ahead.
She trailed going into the fourth round…
The 35-year-old Fin had too much power for Taylor today.
Well now, how do we pick ourselves up after that? Our gold medallist from London 2012 misses out on the medals at Rio 2016.
Hopefully, nobody’s whispered the result to Sara Treacy.
She’s in the middled of her 3000m steeplechase now.
The pace and winning time of 8:59.75 was too much for Sara Treacy to keep up with this time.
Come on Thomas. We. Need. This.
Barr went round in a season’s best 48.93.
Looked like third on first viewing to us, but he finished strong and dipped well.
Annalise Murphy’s Laser Radial medal race (along with events featuring Matt Seaton and McGovern and Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey) were due to set sail at 17.05, but they’re looking at a 45 minute delay before the wind picks up.
So don’t be knocking old people over in the rush to get home for that.
The Kildare native finishes up with a score of 75.696.
Dingley is the first diver to represent Ireland at the Olympics in 68 years.
Dingley is currently sixth with four more dives to go.
The Irish sailor’s event is now expected to begin at roughly 8.30pm after strong winds arrived belatedly in Rio.
The Irish athlete must wait until tomorrow to discover if she wins a medal as there’s now too much wind.
Gusts of up to 38 made conditions unsafe with one boat having already capsized this evening.
The Irish diver is still safely inside the top 18 following his latest dive.
The Irish diver continues to impress as he finds himself safely inside the top 18 in the men’s 3m springboard.
The Dundrum man is taking on the fourth seed from Denmark tonight in Rio.
The Dubliner hasn’t looked out of his depth at all against the number four seed though.
She’s hit the first birdie in the history of women’s golf at the Olympics and is currently joint second on the leaderboard, albeit with plenty still to play.