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VIDEO: The Road to Rio documentary on Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls looks unreal

Published 22:09 4 May 2016 BST

Updated 15:05 5 Aug 2016 BST

Conan Doherty
VIDEO: The Road to Rio documentary on Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls looks unreal

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Four years in the making, a lifetime in the making. The countdown to the Rio Olympics is on and the Irish hopefuls representing the country in Brazil are dreaming big. RTÉ's new documentary, Road to Rio, airs on Wednesday 11 May and tracks the journey of 11 athletes en route to the biggest stage in sport. Ireland have a number of big contenders vying for success at the Games and the new weekly programme will follow the progress, the ups and downs, and the frightening sacrifices of the following athletes:
Michael Conlan - Boxing
Robert Heffernan- Walk
Ryan Seaton and Matthew McGovern - 49er class sailing
Fiona Doyle - Swimming
Paul Pollock- Marathon
Natalya Coyle - Modern Pentathlon
Sarah Lavin - 100m Hurldes
Cian O'Connor- Showjumping
Martyn Irvine - Track Cycling Jack Woolley- Taekwando
Want to know what it takes to by an Olympian? Let them tell you themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLGIt9VUjTw&feature=youtu.be

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