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Dream Olympic start for Irish sailors Dickson and Waddilove with victory in first race
It’s been a perfect start for Ireland in the 49er class.
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It’s been a perfect start for Ireland in the 49er class.
The 20-year-old clocked a time of 1:06.94 in an exceptional field.
Dean Boxall flipped out after his swimmer Ariarne Titmus clinched gold in the 400m freestyle at the Olympics.
Irish 49er sailing duo Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove are experiencing a delay as a result.
Ireland will now face either Kenya or Japan in the play-off.
The Dubliner is up to 20th overall after starting the day in 31st.
Mona McSharry’s final, contrasting fortunes for the 7s and boxers, and Osaka’s exit – catch up on all you missed.
She suffered a shock third-round defeat at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova.
The 24-year-old is one win away from an Olympic medal.
Anthony Eddy’s side made a promising start but conceded a late score to miss out.
Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in the event.
The 21-year-old made a winning start to his first Games and dedicated the victory to his family.
Ellen Walsh’s 19th place finish wasn’t enough to qualify for the semi-finals.
Daley added gold to the bronze medals he won at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games.
Ireland were beaten 19-17 by the USA in their second Pool C game.
Murphy finished 24th and 37th in races three and four of the 10 race series.
Japan’s Nishiya finished ahead of Brazil’s Rayssa Leal – also aged 13.
“Maybe I had the final in my mind and you can’t be doing that,” he said.
Another disappointing result for Irish boxing as Michaela Walsh’s Olympic debut ends in defeat.
There was disappointment for the women’s hockey team and men’s rugby sevens but Mona McSharry has advanced to the 100m breaststroke final.
The 20-year old hit the wall for gold in 3min 56.69sec.
Belfast’s Brendan Irvine lost out in his round 32 flyweight bout earlier this morning.
The 26-year old held off a challenge from Dutchman Arno Kamminga to claim gold.
The Pool A tie finished 4-0 after a final quarter blitz.
Gavin Mullin and Terry Kennedy scored tries in a 33-14 loss in Tokyo.
The Sligo woman is just the second Irish swimmer ever to make an Olympic final.
US coach Popovich said people should not be surprised by the quality of the French team.
The men’s triathlon got off to a bizarre start when a portion of the contestants were unable to enter the body of water due to a motor boat in their way.
Annemiek van Vleuten thought she had won gold when she crossed the line 75 seconds after Anna Kiesenhofer.
21 years on from her Olympic silver medal in Sydney, Sonia O’Sullivan talks to The42 about passing the baton on, and much more.
Ireland begin their Olympic Sevens campaign tonight/tomorrow morning at 3am Irish time.
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant was held to just 10 points in the first-round game against France.
France would have been staring at an early exit with a slip-up against South Africa.
Brennan lost to the Uzbekistan fighter by unanimous decision.
Hill finished 25th in the overall standings of the 100m backstroke heats.
Patrick Reed has been called up as a replacement for DeChambeau.
Sanita Puspure’s semifinal has been rescheduled as a result.
Plus, an interesting read on cheating in sport, which was shared in our The42 Members’ Behind The Lines WhatsApp group.
He has progressed despite finding himself bottom of the rankings after the first run.
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