Tuesday 24 May 2022
The infection comes less than three weeks before the Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremony on 4 February.
Boxing is Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport, but it currently faces a cut from the Games.
Beijing is set to host the Winter Olympics from 4 to 20 February next spring.
Cricket has only appeared once in the Olympics, at the Paris Games in 1900.
The horse suffered a nosebleed during today’s individual event.
The Kenyans have not been at their best in Tokyo before today.
Olympic hero Kenny Egan opens up about winning his battle against personal demons.
The 53-year-old, working in Japan as an analyst for NBC, skated on the sidelines of the Japanese and American teams’ training sessions.
The four-time Olympic champions crashed to a 3-0 defeat by Sweden.
Participants have already begun arriving in Japan, with 11,000 Olympic athletes set to take part.
Ireland’s Olympic CMO, Dr Jim O’Donovan, says timing, personal reasons and competitive concerns may deter a small minority of athletes from receiving the jab.
The Irish swimmer is eligible to be nominated by Swim Ireland to the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the Tokyo Games.
The clarification was welcomed by some athletes as a relief, but US football star Alex Morgan slammed organisers.
The Irish pair were among the 60 players included in the field.
Ireland beat France 28-19 in the final of the Olympic qualification repechage.
The 30-year-old, who is barred from defending her Olympic 800m title, finished fourth in Saturday’s race.
Mission accomplished for the women’s four and lightweight women’s double at the Lucerne regatta.
A 24th-place finish with a time of 88.58 at the event saw him just fall short.
The IOC has approved a recommendation from its own Athletes’ Commission to curtail the right to protest on the field of play.
The reigning Masters champion said last year he would not have played in the Japan Games had they been staged as planned in 2020.
However, the International Olympics Committee hasn’t asked for the resignation of the 83-year-old.
There are concerns the Olympic Games may not go ahead this year in Tokyo given the situation in many countries due to Covid-19.
Organisers have said they are “fully focused on hosting the Games this summer”.
The Marathon was moved away from Tokyo before the Games were postponed until 2021.
Tour de France “showed to the world that we can organise safe sport events even without a vaccine”, says Thomas Bach.
Officials say they are mindful of the need to cater for athletes and spectators with a range of health requirements.
John Coates hopes that plans can be put in place if the pandemic is contained by October.
The cyclist was born near Aylesbury but her family moved to Dingle, Co Kerry, when she was 18 months old.
The IOC has faced strong pressure to push back this summer’s Tokyo Games.
Athletes from several sports have criticised the IOC’s advice that they continue to prepare for the Games “as best they can”.
It would be the ‘right and responsible thing to do’ they say.
He remained optimistic about holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule from July 24 to August 9.
Seiko Hashimoto told Japanese parliament that the government’s contract with the IOC could allow a delay to Tokyo 2020 due to the coronavirus.
As the clock ticks down to Tokyo, The42 revisits the extraordinary adventures of Cork’s double Olympic champion Dr Pat O’Callaghan.
The star has come under intense scrutiny for his cooperation with US coach Alberto Salazar.
Sean Dancer’s side are set to face the Netherlands among others.
In a glittering career, the Cork native amassed three World Indoor triumphs and four Olympic appearances before dedicating himself to reaching 100 sub four-minute miles.
Gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan has risen to become one of Ireland’s most exciting Olympic prospects.
The model has been adopted by other smaller nations.
Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K scored a brilliant 76.351% to help book their spot.
