Taekwondo
Heartbroken Jack Woolley fights through the tears after last-gasp Olympics loss

Heartbroken Jack Woolley fights through the tears after last-gasp Olympics loss

The Tallaght native was a genuine medal hope, heading into the games. The mind and body were right, says Jack Woolley, but it was a different story up on the mat. He just did not have his ‘A’ game when it counted. In a back-and-forth Taekwondo 58kg contest, at the Olympics, Woolley fell behind in […]

5 years ago

Praise for brave teenage Irish Olympic hopeful who reveals he is bisexual

Praise for brave teenage Irish Olympic hopeful who reveals he is bisexual

Jack Woolley is an inspiration. The teenager had an Olympic dream and he wasn’t going to let anything get in his way. It’s just over 80 days until the Games in Rio begin, and the teenager, from south Dublin was hoping to make history by becoming the first ever Irish Tae Kwon Do competitor to […]

10 years ago