# olympic-games - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Howzat?
# Howzat?
Cricket has only appeared once in the Olympics, at the Paris Games in 1900.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# Olympic Games
# Olympic Games
The horse suffered a nosebleed during today’s individual event.
# Medals
# Medals
The Kenyans have not been at their best in Tokyo before today.
# olympic-games - Thursday 22 July, 2021
# Fighting Back
# Fighting Back
Olympic hero Kenny Egan opens up about winning his battle against personal demons.
# Trailblazer
# Trailblazer
The 53-year-old, working in Japan as an analyst for NBC, skated on the sidelines of the Japanese and American teams’ training sessions.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 21 July, 2021
# Upset
# Upset
The four-time Olympic champions crashed to a 3-0 defeat by Sweden.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Participants have already begun arriving in Japan, with 11,000 Olympic athletes set to take part.
# Take-up
# Take-up
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.
# olympic-games - Thursday 1 July, 2021
# Swimming
# Swimming
The Irish swimmer is eligible to be nominated by Swim Ireland to the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the Tokyo Games.
# Allowance
# Allowance
The clarification was welcomed by some athletes as a relief, but US football star Alex Morgan slammed organisers.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Golf
# Golf
The Irish pair were among the 60 players included in the field.
# olympic-games - Sunday 20 June, 2021
# Next Stop Tokyo
# Next Stop Tokyo
Ireland beat France 28-19 in the final of the Olympic qualification repechage.
# olympic-games - Saturday 19 June, 2021
# Disappointment
# Disappointment
The 30-year-old, who is barred from defending her Olympic 800m title, finished fourth in Saturday’s race.
# olympic-games - Sunday 16 May, 2021
# The Joy Of Six
# The Joy Of Six
Mission accomplished for the women’s four and lightweight women’s double at the Lucerne regatta.
# olympic-games - Saturday 8 May, 2021
# Frustration
# Frustration
A 24th-place finish with a time of 88.58 at the event saw him just fall short.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Vote
# Vote
The IOC has approved a recommendation from its own Athletes’ Commission to curtail the right to protest on the field of play.
# olympic-games - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Opting Out
# Opting Out
The reigning Masters champion said last year he would not have played in the Japan Games had they been staged as planned in 2020.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Say No Mori
# Say No Mori
However, the International Olympics Committee hasn’t asked for the resignation of the 83-year-old.
# olympic-games - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Tokyo 2021
From TheJournal.ie
# Tokyo 2021
There are concerns the Olympic Games may not go ahead this year in Tokyo given the situation in many countries due to Covid-19.
# olympic-games - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Tokyo 2020
From TheJournal.ie
# Tokyo 2020
Organisers have said they are “fully focused on hosting the Games this summer”.
# olympic-games - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Tokyo 2020/21
# Tokyo 2020/21
The Marathon was moved away from Tokyo before the Games were postponed until 2021.
# olympic-games - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# Tokyo 2020
# Tokyo 2020
Tour de France “showed to the world that we can organise safe sport events even without a vaccine”, says Thomas Bach.
# olympic-games - Monday 3 August, 2020
# Tokyo 2020 /21
# Tokyo 2020 /21
Officials say they are mindful of the need to cater for athletes and spectators with a range of health requirements.
# olympic-games - Friday 22 May, 2020
# 2021
# 2021
John Coates hopes that plans can be put in place if the pandemic is contained by October.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Switch
# Switch
The cyclist was born near Aylesbury but her family moved to Dingle, Co Kerry, when she was 18 months old.
# olympic-games - Sunday 22 March, 2020
# Pressure
# Pressure
The IOC has faced strong pressure to push back this summer’s Tokyo Games.
# Tokyo 2020
# Tokyo 2020
Athletes from several sports have criticised the IOC’s advice that they continue to prepare for the Games “as best they can”.
# olympic-games - Saturday 21 March, 2020
It would be the ‘right and responsible thing to do’ they say.
# olympic-games - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Criticism
# Criticism
He remained optimistic about holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule from July 24 to August 9.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Seiko Hashimoto told Japanese parliament that the government’s contract with the IOC could allow a delay to Tokyo 2020 due to the coronavirus.
# olympic-games - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# History Maker
# History Maker
As the clock ticks down to Tokyo, The42 revisits the extraordinary adventures of Cork’s double Olympic champion Dr Pat O’Callaghan.
# olympic-games - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Comeback
# Comeback
The star has come under intense scrutiny for his cooperation with US coach Alberto Salazar.
# olympic-games - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Ready To Go
# Ready To Go
Sean Dancer’s side are set to face the Netherlands among others.
# olympic-games - Monday 28 October, 2019
# The Middle Distance
# The Middle Distance
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.
# olympic-games - Sunday 20 October, 2019
# Dedication
# Dedication
Gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan has risen to become one of Ireland’s most exciting Olympic prospects.
# olympic-games - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# Your Say
From TheJournal.ie
# Your Say
The model has been adopted by other smaller nations.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# Happy Days
# Happy Days
Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K scored a brilliant 76.351% to help book their spot.
# olympic-games - Sunday 28 July, 2019
# Record Breakers
# Record Breakers
The Irish men’s medley team set a new record on the final day of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
# olympic-games - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# Olympic Games
# Olympic Games
Greene’s time in South Korea pre-validates him for the 2020 Games in Tokyo next summer.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
# Interview
# Interview
Chloe Magee speaks to The42 off the back of her European Games success alongside brother Sam.
