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#FIH FINAL SERIES

Ireland far from their best but take first step on the long road to Tokyo

Jun 8th 2019, 4:26 PM 8,395 2
#THE DUKE

Highs, lows and sacrifices: Putting 'real life' on hold to chase the Olympic dream

Jun 8th 2019, 8:00 AM 17,680 1
#THE GREEN ARMY

'There is no room for error and we know that. We're excited by the pressure'

Jun 5th 2019, 7:38 PM 10,089 0
#TOKYO DRIFT

Olympic qualification countdown continues with Ireland men and women's squads set for Paris 7s

May 29th 2019, 5:11 PM 6,108 4
#GOOD GRIEF

Man put in charge of Olympic boxing admits he is 'totally unprepared' for the role

May 23rd 2019, 3:28 PM 3,843 0
#AND STILL?

Boxing to remain Olympic sport for Tokyo but IOC intend to banish its broken governing body

May 22nd 2019, 5:40 PM 14,072 16
#ON THE PLANE

Sunday best secures Olympic qualification for Ireland's Boyce

May 19th 2019, 3:43 PM 4,288 2
#TOKYO 2020

Rory McIlroy will 'more likely than not' represent Ireland at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo

May 14th 2019, 6:29 PM 28,683 79
#GOING DOWN SWINGING

Amateur boxing's crisis-hit governing body warns of legal action if barred from Tokyo Olympics

May 7th 2019, 12:23 PM 3,076 0
#TIPPERARY TANDEM

'All of a sudden you notice you can't see the puck-out' - Tipperary's Peter Ryan on his road to the Paralympics

Apr 27th 2019, 10:00 AM 25,810 3
#FOCUSED

'My first Olympics was absolutely amazing, but this has to be the one'

Apr 20th 2019, 7:00 AM 17,103 3
#SAILING ALONG NICELY

Ireland's Finn Lynch finishes fourth in storm-tossed conditions at Palma regatta

Apr 6th 2019, 4:55 PM 1,719 0
#PLANS

'I feel like my body is kind of falling apart' - Olympic superstar Biles to retire after Tokyo 2020

Mar 21st 2019, 6:56 PM 9,863 3
#TOKYO 2020

Japan's Olympic Committee chief to step down amid corruption probe

Mar 19th 2019, 10:19 AM 1,907 4
#HOME ADVANTAGE

Fixtures for Ireland's Olympic qualifying bid in Dublin this summer announced

Feb 26th 2019, 5:03 PM 2,947 0
#ADVENTURE

'I don't think I've seen one person drink a beer in my entire time there ever'

Feb 17th 2019, 7:00 AM 90,230 18
#TOKYO 2020

Olympics dream drives Ireland Women's 7s after hitting new marker in Sydney

Feb 16th 2019, 9:00 AM 6,738 3
#PROBLEMS

Top Irish Karate athletes threatened with Olympic expulsion amid 24-hour deadline

Updated Feb 15th 2019, 7:50 PM 8,202 3
#SUSTAINABLE

All medals for Tokyo 2020 to be made from recycled electronic waste, say organisers

Feb 8th 2019, 6:25 PM 5,532 6
#TOKYO 2020

'Any athlete that wants to compete at senior international level and leaves Ireland now - I think they’re making a huge mistake'

Jan 19th 2019, 8:30 AM 7,877 0
#POWER COUPLE

'I can't let him win an Olympic medal and I don't...that would just be really awful'

Dec 25th 2018, 10:00 AM 24,656 10
#TOKYO 2020

'I hate the phrase: 'This is how we’ve always done it.' That thinking needs to change'

Dec 23rd 2018, 8:00 AM 12,730 0
#IOC

'The boxers have done nothing wrong' - Amy Broadhurst unsure whether we'll see boxing at Tokyo 2020

Nov 30th 2018, 9:24 PM 2,515 4
#WORRYING TIMES

Sport Ireland 'deeply concerned' as boxing plans for 2020 Olympics put on hold

Nov 30th 2018, 4:46 PM 2,817 4
#GOVERNANCE

IOC freeze preparations for boxing at next Olympics amid governing body mess

Nov 30th 2018, 12:45 PM 11,821 16
#TOKYO 2020

BOD: 'Big names could switch to sevens in pursuit of Olympic gold'

Nov 29th 2018, 2:52 PM 13,460 18
#BEAT THE HEAT

Later start times at Tokyo Olympic marathon could lead to fatalities, say health experts

Nov 2nd 2018, 1:33 PM 3,555 1
#TOKYO 2020

Irish karate stars' Olympic hopes under threat as power struggle rages on

Oct 31st 2018, 9:45 AM 21,680 16
#TOKYO 2020

'You feel like the anti-social one when you’re turning down nights out to focus on training'

Oct 29th 2018, 8:00 AM 18,684 1
#LATE BEGINNER

Ireland's second fastest marathon runner ever on representing Australia and realising her potential at 41

Oct 21st 2018, 7:00 AM 28,228 6
#TOKYO 2020

IRFU announce 11 full-time contracts as Women's Sevens team begin Olympic campaign

Oct 15th 2018, 11:46 AM 6,551 3
#SHOW ME THE MONEY

Hockey Ireland to receive €500k high performance grant following women's success at World Cup

Aug 13th 2018, 3:09 PM 8,502 21
#TALENT

The Irish teen sensation aiming to follow in Annalise Murphy's footsteps

Jul 8th 2018, 8:00 AM 31,041 2
#PEDAL POWER

‘During the week the lads didn’t want to even be around me - I was that angry and that frustrated’

Jun 23rd 2018, 8:15 AM 5,203 0
#OLYMPIC DREAM

'I thought I could manage it myself without seeking any proper help and I just made things worse for myself’

Jun 16th 2018, 7:15 AM 4,018 1
#SAIL AWAY

New sailing high performance centre to 'create medal potential' ahead of Tokyo 2020

May 18th 2018, 1:30 PM 4,488 8
#INTERVIEW

'Since I was a teenager, I would always have felt sick after certain types of food'

Apr 21st 2018, 10:00 AM 37,500 4
#DREAMS

"Everyone was asking: 'Are you going to do Medicine? I was like: 'Oh no, I want to go to the Olympics'"

Apr 15th 2018, 10:25 AM 38,209 4
#KNOCK OUT BLOW

'Extremely worried' Olympic organisers threaten to axe boxing from Tokyo 2020

Feb 4th 2018, 2:42 PM 11,672 7
#DISGRACED

'Evil' Japanese canoeist in hot water for spiking rival's drink

Jan 19th 2018, 12:19 PM 6,929 9