LA’s ability to host World Cup and Olympic Games called into question in wildfires aftermath
Politicians have called for the Games to be moved Los Angeles’ ability to host World Cup Games next year and the Olympic Games in 2028 has been called into question following the devastating wildfires that killed at least 27 people, according to ABC News. The Olympic Games were awarded to Los Angeles back in 2017 […]
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Man who guided Olympic rowers to glory let go by Rowing Ireland
The high performance director oversaw two gold and two bronze medals over two Olympic cycles. Rowing Ireland have decided not to renew the contract of Antonio Maurogiovanni, the high performance director who helped guide the team to four rowing medals in the last two Olympic Games. A former rower himself, the Italian is an Italian […]
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Paul O’Donovan makes claim for Ireland’s greatest sportsperson following ‘golden’ summer
The Corkman won his seventh World Rowing Championship medal yesterday. Paul O’Donovan is now being discussed as Ireland’s greatest sportsperson ever after winning a seventh World Championship medal just two weeks after winning gold at the Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old, who graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Medicine last year, was hoisted […]
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Irish Olympian forced to return medal just weeks after making history in Paris
He won bronze in the men’s double sculls final earlier this month, but has no medal to show for it. A member of Team Ireland, who won bronze at the Olympic Games this summer, has revealed that he had his medal taken away from him by the International Olympic Committee just days after he arrived […]
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Imane Khelif files legal complaint for online harassment
The Algerian boxer was the most talked about athlete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Imane Khelif, the Algerian athlete at the centre of the Olympic eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment. The 25-year-old comfortably overcame her Chinese rival in Friday night’s final to […]
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David Gillick praised for ‘immense work’ at Paris Olympics
The former Ireland track and field star has been behind the microphone during RTÉ’s coverage of the Olympic Games. Former Irish athlete David Gillick is getting a lot of love on social media for his supportive and ’empathetic’ interviews with athletes at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 41-year-old represented the nation in Beijing in […]
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