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# 2016 Olympic Games

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icarus
'He was going to be killed to cover-up his information': the terrifying truth behind sports doping
New Netflix documentary Icarus charts Bryan Fogel’s incredible relationship with Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov.
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Aug 6th 2017, 8:00 AM
Drugs
2016 Olympic marathon gold medallist fails out-of-competition drugs test
Jemima Sumgong was the first Kenyan woman to win the race.
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Apr 7th 2017, 7:50 AM
Pull Like A dog
Gary O'Donovan to carry the Irish flag at Rio closing ceremony
It’s yet another honour for the Skibbereen Rowing Club member.
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Aug 20th 2016, 8:19 PM
Debate
More than just Xs and Ys - The nuance is often lost in the Caster Semenya debate
Ross Tucker and David Epstein speak to The42 ahead of the South African’s 800m title tilt.
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Aug 16th 2016, 4:57 PM
War On Drugs
Doping war of words continues as King beats tainted Russian swimmer to gold
Elsewhere, Sun Yang came under attack after winning the men’s 200m freestyle.
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Aug 9th 2016, 8:32 AM
Day 4
Olympic breakfast: Swimmers, sailors and boxers among the Irish in action today
All the key details surrounding the must-watch events in Rio today.
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Aug 9th 2016, 7:46 AM
listen in
Hotline Rings: The42's Olympics podcast - episode one
We look back at Ireland’s weekend at the Olympic Games.
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Aug 8th 2016, 3:12 PM
day 3
Olympic breakfast: Sailors, rowers and boxers among the Irish in action today
All the key details surrounding the must-watch events in Rio today.
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Aug 8th 2016, 10:25 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Chloe Magee
The queen of Irish badminton is heading to her third Games.
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Aug 4th 2016, 6:00 PM
Your Say
Poll: Will you watch the Olympics?
Billions of people are set to tune in at some stage over the next 16 days.
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Aug 3rd 2016, 9:56 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Katie Taylor
Ireland’s only defending gold medallist will look to repeat her success in Rio.
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Aug 1st 2016, 7:30 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Nicholas Quinn
The Mayo swimmer will be going to his first Olympic Games.
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Jul 30th 2016, 2:30 PM
fun and games
Athletes, not infrastructure, make the Olympics great and Rio will be no different
Tommy Martin on how horror stories around the Olympic Games distract from why we really watch them.
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Jul 29th 2016, 12:08 PM
Olympic dreams
Dublin teenager fulfils dream of carrying the Olympic Torch in Brazil
13-year-old Mark O’Brien from Blackrock ran with the flame last night.
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Jul 29th 2016, 10:51 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Fionnuala McCormack
This will be a third Olympics for the Wicklow woman.
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Jul 28th 2016, 10:00 PM
Whistleblower
Doping whistleblower Stepanova to appeal Olympic exclusion
It’s unclear whether or not the appeal will be successful.
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Jul 27th 2016, 9:07 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Brendan Irvine
The 20-year-old Belfast native will be one of the youngest Irish competitors at the Games.
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Jul 26th 2016, 4:29 PM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Ellis O'Reilly
O’Reilly will be the first female gymnast to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games.
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Jul 23rd 2016, 6:30 AM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Michael O'Reilly
The Portlaoise native is part of a strong Irish boxing team.
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Jul 21st 2016, 7:00 PM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Kevin Seaward
The Belfast native is one of three Irishmen competing in the marathon.
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Jul 21st 2016, 2:09 PM
The Jerries
Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe
We continue our athlete-by-athlete look at Ireland’s Olympic team with the lightweight women’s sculls pair.
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Jul 19th 2016, 2:30 PM
goldrush
'Realistically we can come home with 8 medals': Paddy Barnes has huge confidence in Irish boxing team
Barnes heads to his third Olympics insisting that anything less than gold would be “a massive failure.”
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Jul 16th 2016, 7:00 AM
Pull no Punches
'I'd blame his PR team for talking shite': Paddy Barnes on McIlroy's Olympics no-show
Paddy Barnes isn’t happy with Rory McIlroy’s recent comments.
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Jul 15th 2016, 3:00 PM
encouraged
Sonia O'Sullivan on the Zika virus, intersex athletes and running 'like a girl'
The former Olympic silver medallist spoke to The42 as she launched a campaign aimed at getting women to stick with sport.
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Jul 6th 2016, 8:00 AM
going swimmingly
'I'm not okay with just being okay' - Irish swimmer Fiona Doyle on her Olympic ambitions
The 24-year-old also spoke about the impact of the Zika virus on her plans for Rio.
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May 25th 2016, 7:45 AM
Denial
Athletics Ireland 'competely reject' claims athlete's Moldovan background cost him Olympic spot
Marathon runner Sergiu Ciobanu was not selected for the three-man team despite posting the third fastest time.
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May 24th 2016, 5:09 PM
non-selection
'I feel like if I was born in Ireland I would have been selected for Rio'
Sergiu Ciobanu was not picked for the Irish men’s marathon team for the Olympics despite running the third fastest time.
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May 24th 2016, 11:58 AM
shapes on a plane
Ellis O'Reilly becomes the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games
O’Reilly joins gymnast Kieran Behan on the plane to Rio.
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Apr 18th 2016, 7:54 AM
Road to Rio
'I'd be positive we'll come home with a couple of medals in our back pocket'
Bernard Dunne is predicting a big summer for Team Ireland.
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Mar 6th 2016, 7:45 AM
Road to Rio
'Maybe I could take over Russian race-walking after the Olympics, show them how to win clean'
Rob Heffernan could win medals at two different Olympic Games this year.
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Feb 24th 2016, 3:32 PM
Road to Rio
'The idea that someone who has gone to 5 Olympics is jumping out of bed to train is not true'
Rob Heffernan opens up on the long slog that goes with being an Olympian.
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Feb 24th 2016, 10:31 AM
Going For Gold
'Billy leaving was a disaster... if Zaur left too it would be a catastrophe'
A new book looks at the success of Irish boxing’s High Performance Unit.
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Dec 29th 2015, 12:00 PM
dream team
Be still our beating hearts... Hingis and Federer to form dream doubles pairing for Olympics
Switzerland are surely favourites for the gold medal now?
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Dec 6th 2015, 2:39 PM
Walking Tall
'When you’re a bit older, you’re chasing to cut the weight' - Rob Heffernan meets The42
One of Ireland’s top medal hopefuls talks us through his Rio 2016 preparation.
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Oct 4th 2015, 10:00 AM
Shoot!
Ian O'Sullivan continues to be Ireland's shooting star
Could the Olympics be a possibility for Rathkeale’s finest?
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Aug 5th 2015, 9:30 PM
Rio 2016
Kerry and Clare GAA players in Ireland Women's Sevens squad as they start Olympic bid
Louise Galvin is part of a 12-strong squad has been named for this weekend’s tournament in Amsterdam.
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May 20th 2015, 6:00 PM
success
Olympic medallists Paddy Barnes & Michael Conlan qualify for Rio 2016
The Belfast pair will look to claim more medals in Brazil after their star-showing at London 2012.
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Apr 19th 2015, 10:15 AM
Waste problem
Thousands of dead fish have shown up at one of the Rio Olympic venues
Guanabara Bay, which will host the rowing and sailing events at next year’s Games, has been plagued by tons of small silver fish.
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Apr 15th 2015, 10:39 PM
Road to Rio
Wladimir Klitschko wants to fight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
Ukranian needed less than five rounds to defend his titles on Sunday, so he’s looking around for a new challenge.
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Apr 28th 2014, 5:53 PM
Frustrated
'It's not good enough' - Paddy Barnes criticises the efforts of the IABA
The Belfast boxer is disillusioned with the promotion of boxing in this country.
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Dec 15th 2013, 4:30 PM
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