# going-for-gold - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
The Irish pair came through this afternoon’s semi-final in Turkey.
# going-for-gold - Saturday 7 August, 2021
# going-for-gold - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Going For Gold
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# Going For Gold
Harrington faced Thai opponent Sudaporn Seesondee.
# going-for-gold - Friday 30 July, 2021
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
McIlroy and Shane Lowry are both four shots off the lead in Tokyo.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 22 July, 2021
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Over the next two weeks The42 will be keeping track of all our athletes as they go for gold.
# Team Ireland
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# Team Ireland
At 39, the world champion rower is hoping to banish the disappointments of the 2012 and 2016 Games by unleashing her talent in Japan.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Going For Gold
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# Going For Gold
She has secured her spot thanks to a 12th-place finish at the World Championships earlier this year.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
# Ireland 2029
# Ireland 2029
How can we boost Ireland’s number of podium finishes? We find out more on Ireland 2029.
# going-for-gold - Friday 28 June, 2019
# King Kurt
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# King Kurt
The world champion will face the scourge of Irish boxing, and one of her inspirations, Mira Potkonen in the decider.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 4 April, 2019
# Grow The Game
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# Grow The Game
John O’Donnell and the Ireland Men’s Sevens team have a huge weekend ahead in Hong Kong.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 13 September, 2018
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
The brothers finished third in their semi-final today to book their place in Saturday’s A Final.
# going-for-gold - Tuesday 18 April, 2017
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
The Bray boxer is set to take on Germany’s Nina Meinke in a 10-round bout with the WBA intercontinental belt on the line.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 10 August, 2016
# Going For Gold
From The Daily Edge
# Going For Gold
We’d be guaranteed a rake of golds.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 7 January, 2016
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
More than 180 athletes will train at the high performance centre on the National Sports Campus.
# going-for-gold - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
A new book looks at the success of Irish boxing’s High Performance Unit.
# going-for-gold - Friday 14 August, 2015
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Both fighters now go for gold tomorrow.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 12 August, 2015
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Mick Conlan and Dean Walsh have delivered in Bulgaria.
# going-for-gold - Sunday 18 January, 2015
# Black Gold
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# Black Gold
Two codes of rugby (and a bit of boxing) aren’t enough to keep SBW busy.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# Going For Gold
From The Daily Edge
# Going For Gold
Keep your silly medallions.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Next up for the champ: Bulgaria’s Denitsa Eliseeva in Friday’s semi-final.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 27 February, 2014
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Caroline Ryan denied a medal in the final stages as Track Cycling World Championships get underway in Colombia.
# going-for-gold - Monday 10 February, 2014
# Going For Gold
From The Daily Edge
# going-for-gold - Sunday 8 December, 2013
# Piece Of History
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# Piece Of History
The American gained worldwide fame for his sporting efforts and his victory over Germany’s best athletes.
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton is the one they all have to beat in Belgrade later today.
# going-for-gold - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Hugh Myres and Jason Quigley both fight in the finals of the European U23 Championships in Russia this afternoon.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 6 December, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Canal BC’s Kurt Walker fights Oliver Simpson in the flyweight semi-finals of the AIBA World Youth Championships
# going-for-gold - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Lisburn’s Kurt Walker will face Oliver Simpson of Leeds in the flyweight semi-finals of the World Youth Boxing Championships.
# going-for-gold - Saturday 11 August, 2012
# Know Your Enemy
From The42
# Know Your Enemy
John Joe Nevin’s opponent is a decent lad and a great boxer, there must be some Irish in him.
# going-for-gold - Friday 10 August, 2012
# Taylormania
From The Daily Edge
# Taylormania
It’s been emotional.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 9 August, 2012
# Katie Taylor
From The Daily Edge
# Katie Taylor
It was inevitable, wasn’t it?
# going-for-gold - Sunday 29 July, 2012
# Ballin'
From The42
# Ballin'
The favourites for basketball gold made light work of the French side led by Tony Parker.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
The Russian queen of track and field is very confident going in to London 2012.
# going-for-gold - Thursday 1 March, 2012
# Freestyling
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# Freestyling
Grainne Murphy was a rediculously narrow margin away from breaking a long-standing record in the pool. Now, the 18-year-old turns her focus to London.
# going-for-gold - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
USA Basketball have named a 20 man squad which they hope can bring them gold this summer
# going-for-gold - Thursday 5 January, 2012
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Rory McIlroy says that he will take as much time as possible before committing to either Great Britain or Ireland for the 2016 Olympic Games.
# going-for-gold - Friday 21 October, 2011
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Katie Taylor will fight for gold at the European Women’s Boxing Championships tomorrow after an impressive semi-final win this morning.
# going-for-gold - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Katie Taylor’s drive for five continued with a comfortable quarter-final win at the European Women’s Boxing Championships this afternoon.
# going-for-gold - Friday 10 June, 2011
# Going For Gold
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# Going For Gold
Paddy Barnes seeks to become only the second Irish boxer to win back-to-back European titles.
# going-for-gold - Friday 4 March, 2011
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
The Irish athlete has qualified for this evening’s 60m hurdles final at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris.
# going-for-gold - Friday 4 February, 2011
# Going For Gold
From The42
# Going For Gold
Both Cooldine and stablemate Mikael d’Haguenet have “worked very well” according to their trainer as they prepare for this weekend’s Hennessy Gold Cup meeting.
A couple of t-showers; becoming windier
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Breezy with periods of rain
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A stray shower; breezy in the afternoon
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