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# olympic-games - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Poitín, Prohibition, Hitler and Gold – the story of Ireland’s first Olympic champion
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
Mo Farah targeting track return at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The star has come under intense scrutiny for his cooperation with US coach Alberto Salazar.
# olympic-games - Saturday 23 November, 2019
Repeat of World Cup final in store as Ireland learn opponents for 2020 Olympics
Sean Dancer’s side are set to face the Netherlands among others.
# olympic-games - Monday 28 October, 2019
'I got lost in many ways' - Marcus O'Sullivan on running for his life, exit strategies and a lingering regret
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
'Anything that's strange, people are going to poke at it. I wouldn't play football too often, I had to turn parties down'
Gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan has risen to become one of Ireland’s most exciting Olympic prospects.
# olympic-games - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Poll: Should Ireland only fund Olympic sports where we have the best chance of winning?
The model has been adopted by other smaller nations.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
Joyous scenes as Irish dressage team qualify for Olympic Games for first time ever
Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K scored a brilliant 76.351% to help book their spot.
# olympic-games - Sunday 28 July, 2019
Olympic hopefuls smash sixth Irish record as attention switches to Tokyo 2020 qualification
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
Darragh Greene secures Olympic qualification time as Longford swimmer set for Tokyo 2020
Greene’s time in South Korea pre-validates him for the 2020 Games in Tokyo next summer.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
'I never thought we could be winning European medals consistently - it’s crazy'
Chloe Magee speaks to The42 off the back of her European Games success alongside brother Sam.
# olympic-games - Sunday 16 June, 2019
Here's where Ireland's champion rowers will bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympic glory
The Sea Forest Waterway was unveiled on Sunday as Japan’s venue for the Olympic rowing’s eight-day programme.
# olympic-games - Sunday 9 June, 2019
Ireland's Alex Wright books Olympic spot with personal best in Spain
The 20km race walker finished in a time of 1:20:50 on Sunday, just inside the qualifying standard time.
# olympic-games - Friday 31 May, 2019
Ireland's World Cup heroes name squad for Olympic qualifiers on home soil
An 18-strong squad has been announced for next week’s qualifying tournament in Banbridge.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
Sports court to decide in Olympic champion Semenya's landmark testosterone case on Wednesday
The Olympic champion is fighting regulations imposed by the IAAF that compel hyperandrogenic athletes.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
Fixtures for Ireland's Olympic qualifying bid in Dublin this summer announced
Graham Shaw’s side will begin their Tokyo 2020 qualification campaign against Malaysia in June.
# olympic-games - Friday 8 February, 2019
All medals for Tokyo 2020 to be made from recycled electronic waste, say organisers
For the 2016 Olympics in Rio, some 30 percent of the silver and bronze in medals came from recycled materials.
# olympic-games - Saturday 19 January, 2019
'Any athlete that wants to compete at senior international level and leaves Ireland now - I think they’re making a huge mistake'
Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director Jon Rudd talks about the changes to Irish swimming since his appointment after the Rio Olympics.
# olympic-games - Sunday 23 December, 2018
'I hate the phrase: 'This is how we’ve always done it.' That thinking needs to change'
Rhys McClenaghan tells The42 about his medal success in 2018, falling short at the World Championships and why the Irish mentality toward international competition has to change.
# olympic-games - Friday 30 November, 2018
Sport Ireland 'deeply concerned' as boxing plans for 2020 Olympics put on hold
John Treacy said the current situation ‘creates great uncertainty for the outstanding athletes within Ireland’s boxing high performance programme’.
# olympic-games - Friday 2 November, 2018
Later start times at Tokyo Olympic marathon could lead to fatalities, say health experts
Health officials in Japan are calling for the race to start at 5.30am instead of 7am to avoid potential deaths due to soaring temperatures.
# olympic-games - Monday 29 October, 2018
'You feel like the anti-social one when you’re turning down nights out to focus on training'
Aifric Keogh speaks to The42 about the surge of success in Irish rowing.
# olympic-games - Thursday 18 October, 2018
The trailer for the new Katie Taylor documentary is here and it looks magnificent
‘KATIE’ hits Irish cinemas on 26 October.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
North and South Korea will bid to host the Olympic Games together
It’s an unprecedented plan that would have been unthinkable not long ago.
# olympic-games - Sunday 15 April, 2018
"Everyone was asking: 'Are you going to do Medicine? I was like: 'Oh no, I want to go to the Olympics'"
Irish pentathlete Sive Brassil on the long, arduous road towards the top of her sport.
# olympic-games - Saturday 3 March, 2018
‘Stepping away from high-level sport is really hard and I probably still struggle with it’
Claire Lambe on representing Ireland at the 2016 Olympics and transitioning to normal life thereafter.
# olympic-games - Monday 26 February, 2018
Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly handed four-year ban for doping violation
The ban is backdated to when he failed the test, which means he will be eligible to box again after 10 July 2020.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 21 February, 2018
American star Lindsey Vonn bids emotional farewell to Olympic downhill career with bronze
‘I gave it all and to come away with a medal is a dream come true.’
# olympic-games - Sunday 4 February, 2018
'Extremely worried' Olympic organisers threaten to axe boxing from Tokyo 2020
The IOC has launched an investigationinto the sport’s controversial governing body amid over possible match-fixing at Rio 2016.
# olympic-games - Friday 19 January, 2018
'Evil' Japanese canoeist in hot water for spiking rival's drink
The Japan Anti-doping Agency have banned Yasuhiro Suzuki for eight years.
'I thought I was going to die,' says US Olympian of doctor's abuse
McKayla Maroney is one of more than 100 victims to have accused Larry Nassar of sexual assault.
# olympic-games - Sunday 14 January, 2018
‘I was literally spending hours vomiting and five minutes later, I’d have to go and compete’
Caradh O’Donovan chats to The42 about her battle with Crohn’s disease and hopes of representing Ireland at the 2020 Olympics.
# olympic-games - Saturday 11 November, 2017
Pat Hickey court case over Rio ticket touting allegations suspended
Both Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon were due to appear at a local court in Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of 29 November.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
'It's getting more complex': Interpol chief warns World Cup and Olympics face 'spectrum of threats'
Jurgen Stock was speaking at a security conference in Doha.
# olympic-games - Saturday 16 September, 2017
The Paris Olympics will have beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower
The International Olympic Committee this week named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
# olympic-games - Sunday 3 September, 2017
'My team-mates met my whole family and were like: "oh sh*t, you're actually Irish!"'
Pennsylvania-born Olympian Shane Ryan won gold for Ireland at the 2017 University Games two weeks ago.
# olympic-games - Thursday 17 August, 2017
Pat Hickey's lawyers asked Oireachtas committee to not discuss Rio Olympics
Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said Irish athletes were treated ‘shambolically’ in terms of ticket allocation.
# olympic-games - Monday 14 August, 2017
Olympic Council of Ireland locked into contract with company at centre of Rio ticketing scandal until 2026
OCI president Sarah Keane told reporters today that a contract had been signed between the organisation and ticketing company THG.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
Paris and LA both win right to host Olympic Games, US city expected to wait until 2028
“It truly is a tale of two great Olympic cities,” said an IOC report that opted against naming one clear winner.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
Britain's Natasha Jonas on another collision course with Katie Taylor after turning professional
The Liverpudlian was beaten by the Olympic gold medallist at London 2012.
# olympic-games - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Brilliant news for Ireland's Natalya Coyle as she receives Olympics boost
The modern pentathlete has retrospectively been awarded a sixth-place finish at the Rio Games.
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