# Road to Rio

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SBW, Honey Badger and France star Vakatawa all chasing 7s comebacks in Hong Kong

The 15-a-side stars of France, Australia and New Zealand are at very different points in their quest for a room in the Olympic village.

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Mar 31st 2016, 11:29 AM

# Road to Rio

These 9 Irish boxers will be fighting for Olympic qualification next month

Irish squad training in Italy ahead of European Olympic qualifier in Turkey.

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Mar 30th 2016, 11:27 AM

# more than sport

We spent a day competing with some of Ireland's most inspiring athletes

Ahead of the Rio Paralympics, we headed down to Santry to try out some of the sports Ireland will be represented in this summer.

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Mar 26th 2016, 12:00 PM

# Road to redemption

Rob Heffernan set to finally receive London 2012 Olympic medal as Russian walker stripped

While Olive Loughnane finally looks set to claim gold from the Berlin World Championships.

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Mar 24th 2016, 10:50 AM

# Road to Rio

Wladimir Klitschko wants to box at Rio Olympics if radical rule change passes

Former heavyweight champ says title rematch with Tyson Fury must be number one priority.

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Mar 23rd 2016, 3:47 PM

# Road to Rio

All eyes on Rio as Ireland boxing coach lays out plan for Olympic medals

Zaur Antia is keeping his boxers busy ahead of European qualifier.

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Mar 15th 2016, 9:38 PM

# Road to Rio

On a mission - the man tasked with giving Ireland the best chance of success in Rio

Meet Kevin Kilty, Team Ireland’s chef de mission for this summer’s Olympics.

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Mar 12th 2016, 12:00 PM

# Road to Rio

'The Fastest Man in Rugby' wants to run the Olympic 100m in Rio

Carlin Isles returns to the track this weekend with Olympic qualification on his mind.

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Mar 8th 2016, 1:44 PM

# 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

'You haven't seen the best of me yet' - Katie's burning desire for success still alive

The five-time world champion wants to make more history and add to her legacy in 2016.

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Feb 25th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Road to Rio

'I'd love to box for a world professional title but I don't know if that's going to be after Rio'

The Bray boxer hasn’t ruled out the possibility of turning pro.

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Feb 25th 2016, 6:30 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

# Road to Rio

Toulon release Quade Cooper to make sevens bow in Vegas

The fly-half could face his club-mate Bryan Habana at the tournament.

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Feb 23rd 2016, 12:25 PM

# History

History! Oliver Dingley becomes first Irish diver to qualify for Olympics in 68 years

The 23-year-old secured qualification in Rio this afternoon.

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Feb 21st 2016, 4:59 PM

# Reaquainted

Katie Taylor claims second win in as many nights against old foe Underwood

The world number one faced the former Pan American champion in Tralee.

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Feb 20th 2016, 11:05 PM

# Road to Rio

Katie Taylor claims victory in first fight of 2016 ahead of Underwood bout

The Olympic champion won by unanimous decision against Serbia’s Jelina Jelic in Cork tonight.

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Feb 19th 2016, 11:11 PM

# Road to Rio

One of Katie Taylor's biggest rivals is coming to fight her in Tralee next month

Queen Underwood confirmed as part of Taylor’s preparations for Olympic qualifiers.

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Jan 27th 2016, 11:20 AM

# Road to Rio

'Honey Badger' Nick Cummins returns to Australian 7s team ahead of Rio Olympics

Cummins was part of the Sevens team which won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Jan 12th 2016, 12:00 PM

# Road to Rio

'It starts to remove the excuses': Why Ireland's new elite training centre matters

€4 million base on the National Sports Campus is due to be fully operational by next month.

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Jan 8th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Road to Rio

'I am 10 times fitter now than I was in London' - Natalya Coyle ready to raise the bar in Rio

Hectic year in store for Ireland’s top modern pentathlete.

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Dec 27th 2015, 8:00 AM

# 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

# grand toreno

Alicante is lovely this time of year: Here are the men and women's 7s squads for this weekend

Both sides will take on Spain, Portugal and France this week, while the women will also face England.

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Nov 11th 2015, 7:36 PM

# Rowed to Rio

The first Irish rowers have qualified for Rio 2016

It was an eventful twenty minutes at the World Rowing Championships this morning.

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Sep 5th 2015, 12:06 PM

# Sevens Heaven

'My life has changed completely' - Juggling work and training on the road to the Rio Olympics

Katie Fitzhenry is hoping to help Ireland’s Sevens team secure their Olympic spot.

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Aug 15th 2015, 6:55 PM

# Road to Rio

From Latvia to Cork... to Rio? The42's day on the water with Olympic rower Sanita Puspure

Puspure heads for France later this month with Olympic qualification firmly in her sights.

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Aug 8th 2015, 10:00 AM

# steady as she goes

'Turning pro is where I want to be,' but Maguire patiently plotting Olympic route in the mean time

The Maguire twins talked with us about the temptation of turning pro and the structured life of a collegiate athlete.

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Aug 1st 2015, 6:00 PM

# the long road to rio

It was a great weekend for Mark English at the star-studded Anniversary Games in London

The 22-year-old ran an Olympic qualifying time.

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Jul 26th 2015, 7:05 PM

# rapid progress

Ireland Men book place in Olympic 7s rugby qualifier with third place in Lisbon

A year ago, this team didn’t exist. Next June they’ll play for the last place at Rio 2016.

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Jul 19th 2015, 6:59 PM

# unbeaten

Ireland's Sevens sides on course for top three finish after unbeaten start in Lisbon

Pool stage complete, Ireland are well seeded for the quarter-finals

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Jul 18th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Road to Rio

'We can match it up with the top teams' - Irish women have Rio in their sights

Lucy Mulhall is loving the life of a full-time athlete.

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Jul 17th 2015, 10:30 PM

# Road to Rio

From Lansdowne to Lisbon, Ireland's Tom Daly on the next step on the road to Rio

The next stage of Olympic qualification takes place this weekend.

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Jul 15th 2015, 9:39 PM

# Road to Rio

'It'll be a huge learning curve' - Sevens' sides ready for biggest test yet

Ireland’s sides continue their Road to Rio this weekend.

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Jul 14th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Road to Rio

Ireland name Sevens squads for next round of Olympic qualifiers

Ireland’s men and women must secure top three finishes in Lisbon.

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Jul 13th 2015, 1:07 PM

# getting it done

Rio is calling for three Irish steeplechasers

Kerry O’Flaherty, Michelle Finn and Sara Treacy all conjured excellent performances in Donegal.

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Jul 12th 2015, 9:02 AM

# Road to Rio

Ireland hockey team keep Olympic qualification dreams alive with latest victory

A 4-1 win over Malaysia in Belgium clinched fifth place in the World Hockey League.

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Jul 5th 2015, 9:20 PM

# rugby 7s

Ireland Sevens' ruthless form continues en route to final as Women lift more silverware

It’s been another busy weekend on the Road to Rio.

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Jun 21st 2015, 4:43 PM

# Disappointment

Women's Sevens to face France in last eight after controversial English defeat

Ireland weren’t happy with the nature of their defeat.

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Jun 20th 2015, 5:15 PM

# Road to Rio

27 tries scored, none conceded - Ireland Sevens storm through group stages in Zagreb

Anthony Eddy’s side were in ruthless form.

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Jun 20th 2015, 4:55 PM

# cruel defeat

Heartbreak for Ireland as quarter-final shoot-out defeat dents Olympic hopes

China advance to the last four at Ireland’s expense.

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Jun 18th 2015, 12:17 PM