Wednesday
Rugby 7s men v SA – 4pm – RTE2
Rugby 7s men v Japan – 7:45 – RTE2

Thursday
Rugby 7s men v NZ – 3:15pm – RTE2
Rugby 7s Knockout – 7pm – RTE2

Friday
Opening Ceremony – 6pm – RTE2

Saturday
Equestrian – Dressage – 8:30 – RTE2
Rowing qualification 9am – RTE2
Hockey v Belgium – 9:30am – RTE2
Swimming heats – 10am – RTE2
Camogie – Cork v Dublin – 1:15pm – RTE1
Women’s Cycling – 2pm – RTE2
Rugby 7s knockout – 2pm – RTE2
Boxing – 2:30pm – RTE2
Camogie – Galway v Dublin – 3pm – RTE1
Men’s Cycling – 3:30pm – RTE2
Swimming – 7:42pm – RTE2
Boxing – 7:48pm – RTE2
Rugby 7s knockout – 8pm – RTE2

Sunday
Badminton – 7:30am – RTE2
Rowing – 8am – RTE2
Equestrian Xcountry – 9:30am RTE2
Boxing – 10am – RTE2
Swimming – 10am – RTE2
Rugby 7s Women’s v GB – 2:30pm
Galway v Armagh – 3:30pm – RTE2
Rugby 7s Women’s v SA – 6pm
Boxing – 7:15pm – RTE2
Swimming finals – RTE2

No doubt I missed a couple of events

Ireland’s Medal Prospects Across Sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics

As the Paris Olympics beckon, Ireland’s eyes are fixed on a promising medal haul across several disciplines. With a history that boasts triumphs in boxing, rowing, and even painting and literature, the nation anticipates a surge in medal prospects at the Games.

Ireland at the 2024 Olympic

Swimming:

Daniel Wiffen emerges as a standout name, showcasing immense promise after a stellar display at the recent World championships. His prowess in long-distance events positions him as a formidable contender for multiple medals.

Mona McSharry has also got a huge chance of a medal.

Athletics:

Rhasidat Adeleke, with her impressive track record, and Ciara Mageean, both eager to surpass their prior accomplishments, are poised to make their mark on the Olympic stage. Maybe while watching them have a go at playing casino-utan-spelpaus.net to keep entertained

Boxing:

Kellie Harrington, following in the footsteps of Irish boxing legends, seeks to secure her place among the greats by defending her title and etching her name in history.

Gymnastics:

Rhys McClenaghan, after seizing a coveted Olympic qualification, gears up to showcase his prowess on the world stage once more.

Rowing:

The dominance of Ireland’s rowing team, including stalwarts like Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, signifies another strong prospect for medals, building on their previous successes.

Rugby Sevens:

Both the men and women’s teams promise excitement, with efforts to strengthen the squads through talent from the 15s game, aiming to elevate Ireland’s chances on the rugby stage.

Golf:

Led by renowned golfers like Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire, and Stephanie Meadow, Ireland anticipates a strong showing on the greens at the prestigious Le Golf National.

Equestrian:

With an eventing and showjumping teams qualified there should be lots of opportunities for medals.

List of Irish athletes/teams who qualified for the 2024 Olympics in various events:

Ireland at the 2024 Olympic

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Walsh defeated Mauritian Merven Clair to progress to the semi-finals of the Men’s Welterweight boxing tournament at the Olympic games.

Four judges had him down as the winner, securing a medal for him, but the Monkstown boxer had to withdraw from his semi-final bout after injuring himself while celebrating.

The Team Ireland member was due to fight Team GB’s Pat McCormack, who ended up taking home the silver medal in the division.

However, the 24-year-old is over the moon with his bronze medal and said: “To be honest, it still just all seems surreal.

“Usually I’m out in the crowd supporting other people, but to be standing on the side is crazy.

“I just feel lucky and extremely grateful. Everyone on the team deserves to be here as well with a medal.

“But first and foremost I’m an Olympian along with my sister alongside a great team. Everything else is a bonus.”

Walsh noted that he feels extremely lucky to be able to be in this position – a bronze medallist after his first Olympics.

The fighter is excited to get back to Monkstown and see the support group that helped him get to such a position.

The most important part of the Olympic journey for Walsh was sharing it with one person from that group – his sister Michaela Walsh, also an Olympian.

Michaela was a huge supporter of all the Team Ireland boxers after her exit from the Women’s Featherweight tournament at the round of 16.

“It’s great to have someone like that. Someone who [is my] best friend and [have] grown up together.”

Now, he looks forward to putting his feet up and not having to worry about such a strict diet.

His post-Olympics mindset follows the same pattern that Kellie Harrington’s does as the pair look to make the most of their time off.

Aidan will return to his caravan with his girlfriend and eat whatever he wants after spending so long focused on Tokyo – he added that sweets weren’t available to him in Japan.

“I’m going to go to the caravan with my girlfriend in Carnlough and just take it easy – have a bit of Chinese, a tin of Coke and lots of chocolates, lots of sweets and just pig out.”

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There was disappointment for boxer, Kurt Walker, who lost out in his quarter-final bout with USA’s Duke Ragan by the finest of margins, a 3-2 split decision after a pulsating contest.

Regan took the better of the opening round, dictating the pace throughout, but Walker regrouped well in the break and came back strong in the second to level proceedings going into the final round. An extremely closely-contested final round saw the two boxers evenly matched throughout, but Regan just pipped it in the end on a 3-2 split decision.

Bronze medal for Walsh

Walker’s boxing team mate Aidan Walsh withdrew from his semi-final of the Men’s Welterweight competition due to ankle injury sustained during his quarter-final bout.

He will still take home his bronze medal which he won in the quarter-final bout, becoming the sixteenth boxer to bring home a medal from the Olympic Games. The tally of Olympic boxing medals now stands at 17, more than 50% of the overall medals won by Team Ireland at Olympic Games.

Athletics

In athletics, there were fantastic performances from Eilish Flanagan and Michelle Finn in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase heats, with Flanagan producing the run of a lifetime to shave an incredible six seconds off her Personal Best time, while Finn produced her fastest time at a major championships.

Flanagan produced the performance of a lifetime to run 9.34.86 to finish 12^th in her heat.

Speaking after her new lifetime best, Flanagan said:

“It really excites me for that to be my first performance on the world stage. It makes me believe a bit more that I belong there, so I’m looking forward to the next opportunity on a stage like that.”

Finn, going in the fastest of the heats, had to deal with a strung-out field, but put in an impressive last 800m to record her fastest time at a major championships – 9:36.

Thomas Barr ran the second fastest time of his career in the Semi-Finals of the Men’s 400m Hurdle, but failed to qualify for the final.

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Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) – Round of 16

Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Rebecca Nicoli (Italy)

Harrington has had to wait a week but has finally done her first bout at Tokyo 2020 and looked as calm and collected as ever.

Ireland’s flag bearer was to face Italy’s 21-year-old boxer Nicoli in her first fight. The Irish fighter had a slight height and reach advantage over the Italian but also comes in as one of the favourites to claim a medal at these Games.

The first round went as expected, Harrington played her game by keeping her distance from her opponent, making strong combos and ducking out before the Italian could strike.

Harrington dominated the round and it was reflected in the judges scores with her unanimously winning.

The Irish woman slowed from her usual high tempo in the second round as Nicoli became more attacking. Instead, Harrington changed to using quick punches while keeping her head moving.

She adapted perfectly to the situation and won all the judges votes again in that round all but guaranteeing her place in the quarterfinals.

Round three and Harrington continued to show her class. She never seemed tired, barely breaking a sweat as she landed punch after punch on her opponent.

In one of the most dominant displays of any boxer so far at the Olympics, Harrington took a clean sweep of all the judges scores, winning the bout over Nicoli 5-0.

The Irish boxer will now face Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the quarterfinals, one fight away from guaranteeing at least a bronze medal for herself.

The quarterfinal bout will take place at 04:35 on Tuesday, 3rd August.

Kellie Harrington won her lightweight last-16 fight against Italy's Rebecca Nicoli by unanimous decision.

She will fight Algeria's Imane Khelif in the quarter-final for the guarantee of at least a bronze medal.#TeamIreland #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/xuU9CXg7cG

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) July 30, 2021

Men’s Welterweight (63-69kg) – Quarterfinal

Aidan Walsh (Ireland) v Merven Clair (Mauritius)

Aidan Walsh qualified for the quarterfinal by easily beating Cameroon’s Mengue Ayissi three days ago. His opponent Clair beat Canada’s Sanford and Jordan’s Eashash already in the tournament.

This would be a big step up from his last bout but Walsh seemed confident that he could get himself into a medal position.

The fight started cagey with both boxers not wanted to leave themselves open and choosing to make fast swings from distances. Walsh, always on his toes, seemed to be the much faster athlete, continuously ducking and dodging while leaving hits on the Mauritius man.

The Irish boxer ended the round with a unanimous vote in his favour.

The second round continued in the same vein but Walsh did not slow down. Clair knew he needed to step up or this would be the end of his Olympics but the Irish man kept eluding him.

The second round had Walsh winning 30-28 on three of the judges scores meaning except for something special, he would be going through.

The third round was one for only the diehard fans as Walsh wanted to run down the clock with little incident. He received two warnings from the referee for inactivity but that would not faze him, leaving Clair with little to do.

The final bell rang out and Walsh’s hand was raised, winning 4-1 on a split decision. This means that Ireland now have their first medallist in the boxing.

We will have to wait until he faces Team GB’s Pat McCormack to see if it will be a bronze medal or the chance of silver or gold.

That fight will take place at 04:03 on Sunday, 1st August.

Ireland’s other boxer Kurt Walker will also fight against USA’s Duke Ragan on Sunday at 03:30.

ANOTHER MEDAL FOR IRELAND!! Boxer, Aidan Walsh, is guaranteed at least a bronze after a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Merven Clair of Mauritius! ⁦ @Tokyo2020⁩ #Olympics pic.twitter.com/wYe9yp38VT

— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) July 30, 2021

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