# Tokyo Olympics

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2022

# team ireland

O’Donovan and McCarthy to defend title as Ireland name squad for World Championships

The Ireland women’s four which took bronze in Tokyo have been reunited.

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Sep 8th 2022, 1:42 PM

# Wantaway

Cuban boxing star caught trying to escape island

The FCB said it was a case of ‘serious indiscipline’ from Andy Cruz that would ‘generate corresponding assessments’ that would soon be published.

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Jun 28th 2022, 6:30 PM

# team ireland

Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen finishes eighth in World 800m freestyle final

Wiffen touched in 7:50.63, his second fastest time ever.

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Jun 21st 2022, 7:48 PM

All time

# Tokyo Olympics

Belarus Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home reaches Poland

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya had accused her country’s Olympic team officials of trying to force her to go back home.

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Aug 5th 2021, 12:58 PM

# Tokyo Olympics

Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarus Olympic sprinter

Runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya plans to seek political asylum in Poland.

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Aug 2nd 2021, 1:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you watching the Tokyo Olympics?

This year’s Games kicked off on Friday.

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Jul 26th 2021, 9:25 AM

# big ben

‘Five months ago, I wondered if I’d walk again – now I’m at the Olympics’

Ben Fletcher’s Tokyo dream turned into a nightmare in February when he broke his leg in competition. The Irishman’s comeback to take his place at this year’s Games has stunned everyone.

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Jul 24th 2021, 10:04 AM

# team ireland

‘We want that top spot’: The Co Down gymnast whose Olympic journey started in his back garden

Rhys McClenaghan, 22, will be unleashing his talent at the Tokyo Olympics. He’s the second focus in our new series with Indeed.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 8:00 AM

# Going For Gold

Who are Ireland’s best Olympic medal hopes in Tokyo?

Over the next two weeks The42 will be keeping track of all our athletes as they go for gold.

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Jul 22nd 2021, 6:13 PM

# clarification

Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan weighs in amid claims of 'anti-sex' Olympic beds

Organisers are expected to hand out 160,000 condoms.

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Jul 19th 2021, 3:00 PM

# ruled out

Coco Gauff pulls out of Olympics in Japan after testing positive for Covid-19

The 17-year-old was due to represent the USA in the Tokyo games.

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Jul 18th 2021, 10:08 PM

# Tokyo Olympics

South African Covid cases spark cluster scare in Tokyo's Olympic Village

Two South African footballers and one of the team’s support staff have tested positive since their arrival in Japan.

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Jul 18th 2021, 3:15 PM

# Abuse

'I'll no longer believe I'm a bad person' - Irish marathon runner Scullion explains Olympic U-turn in powerful statement

The 32-year-old had announced that he was withdrawing from the Tokyo Games over the weekend.

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Jul 14th 2021, 12:01 PM

# CONFIRMED

Sprinter Leon Reid included in Irish athletics team for Olympics

Meanwhile Cork’s Phil Healy is set to compete in three events in Tokyo.

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Jul 8th 2021, 8:35 PM

# All That Glitters

Paul O'Donovan: 'Really, there's a ceiling on how happy you can be, winning medals'

‘There was a pre-Socratic philosopher, Heraclitus, who said, ‘A man can never fall in the same river twice.”

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Jul 7th 2021, 8:30 AM

# take-up

Over 90% of Ireland's Olympic team expected to be vaccinated for Tokyo Games

Ireland’s Olympic CMO, Dr Jim O’Donovan, says timing, personal reasons and competitive concerns may deter a small minority of athletes from receiving the jab.

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Jul 7th 2021, 6:30 AM

# reinforcement

Fiji call up Radradra to Olympic sevens squad but Top 14 top try-scorer Tuisova misses out

The Bristol centre will feature as the Fijians attempt to defend their Olympic crown.

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Jul 4th 2021, 3:50 PM

# Allowance

Breastfeeding athletes can bring children to Olympics 'when necessary'

The clarification was welcomed by some athletes as a relief, but US football star Alex Morgan slammed organisers.

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Jul 1st 2021, 11:34 AM

# tokyo dreaming

'I’m not going to make up the numbers. I’m going to win a medal' - Lowry outlines Olympic ambitions

Lowry will represent Ireland in Tokyo along with Rory McIlroy.

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Jun 30th 2021, 4:39 PM

# ruled out

Injured Simona Halep withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

The Romanian has missed the French Open and Wimbledon.

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Jun 28th 2021, 9:38 PM

# Test

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

How well do you remember the sporting headlines from the past seven days?

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Jun 25th 2021, 5:00 PM

# On the plane

First seven Irish athletes officially selected for Tokyo Olympics

Team Ireland has confirmed five marathon runners and two race walkers to compete at the Games.

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Jun 15th 2021, 12:28 PM

# up against it

Farah to make last-gasp effort to qualify for Olympics

Farah won the 5,000m-10,000m double at the 2012 London Olympics and repeated the feat in 2016.

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Jun 14th 2021, 2:19 PM

# going to the games

Thomas Barr and Michelle Finn qualify for Olympics with brilliant performances at Finland event

Barr ran his fastest time since winning bronze at the 2018 European Championships.

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Jun 7th 2021, 11:03 PM

# On the plane

Emmet Brennan books Olympic spot with hard-fought win over Sweden's Liridon Nuha

Meanwhile Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh will both box for gold tomorrow after winning their respective semi-finals bouts.

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Jun 7th 2021, 8:41 PM

# On the plane

Kellie Harrington books Olympics spot with superb victory against world champion Maiva Hamadouche

The Dubliner won by unanimous decision against a vaunted French opponent.

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Jun 5th 2021, 7:33 PM

# Drive On

Olympics '100%' going ahead but major Covid outbreak could shut door on fans

The Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto made the comments exactly 50 days before the Games.

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Jun 3rd 2021, 11:46 AM

# Criticism

Japanese newspaper sponsoring Tokyo Olympics joins chorus calling for cancellation of Games

The call comes with public opinion in Japan firmly against holding the Games this summer.

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May 26th 2021, 3:03 PM

# Doubts

Masters winner Matsuyama latest Japanese star to join chorus of Olympic concerns

The golfer admitted he was “in two minds” about whether the event should go ahead.

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May 12th 2021, 3:40 PM

# uncertainty

Japan's Osaka 'not sure' Olympics should happen as doubts grow

A recent survey in Tokyo found 60% of respondents don’t want the Games to go ahead.

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May 11th 2021, 9:34 AM

# Interview

A European Champs injury scare, the 'bigger picture' of Olympics and vlogging life as an elite athlete

Rhys McClenaghan had a wrist injury heading into the recent European Gymnastics Championships.

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Apr 28th 2021, 7:30 AM

# Concern

Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo three months before Olympics

Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto told reporters on Friday: ‘We’re not thinking about cancellation.’

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Apr 23rd 2021, 1:59 PM

# Making waves

McSharry and Wiffen qualify for the Olympics on opening day of national swimming trials

Darragh Greene and Shane Ryan also swam within their necessary Olympic times, with Greene setting a new Irish senior record.

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Apr 20th 2021, 1:45 PM

# The42 Reads

'It takes a specific type of person to give 15 years of their lives to run that risk'

What does it take to become an Olympian? Garry Doyle gets an insight from our leading athletes into the dedication required to make it to Tokyo.

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Apr 17th 2021, 8:00 AM

# going to the games

Irish sailing team qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove booked their spot following a thrilling final fleet race at the 49er Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote.

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Mar 26th 2021, 12:53 PM

# decision made

Organisers confirm no overseas spectators at Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

The decision comes due to continuing uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mar 20th 2021, 12:05 PM

# Tokyo Olympics

Japan to end state of emergency over Covid-19 in some regions as rate of infection slows

Tokyo’s response to the virus is being closely watched around the world as doubts swirl over the postponed Tokyo Olympics

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Feb 26th 2021, 9:14 AM

# no mori

Tokyo Olympics chief set to quit over sexist remarks – report

Yoshiro Mori said meetings involving women tended to drag on.

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Feb 11th 2021, 1:33 PM

# yoshiro mori

Tokyo Olympics chief apologises but refuses to resign over sexist comments

Yoshiro Mori prompted outrage in Japan for saying that women speak too much in meetings.

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Feb 4th 2021, 7:20 AM

# pressing on

'No plan B' - IOC chief says Tokyo Olympics will go ahead

There has been mounting speculation the postponed Games will ultimately be cancelled.

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Jan 21st 2021, 11:41 AM