Trying to find some running liberté down along the SeineParis is unquestionably ready for these Olympic Games, waiting a century now to welcome them backFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Six of the 10 Irish boxers set to enter the Olympic ring have secured first-round byesKellie Harrington will begin defence of her lightweight title on July 29th in last 16 contestThu Jul 25 2024 - 21:28
Jordan Conroy overcomes pre-match nerves to star for Ireland in SevensIreland captain Harry McNulty also spoke of the satisfaction they stuck with their game plan to beat South AfricaWed Jul 24 2024 - 21:39
Olympics 2024 family ties: The Irish brothers, sisters and partners competing in Paris Canoeists Madison and Michaela Corcoran not the only siblings ready to represent Ireland in ParisWed Jul 24 2024 - 19:03
Rugby Sevens takes Ireland captain Harry McNulty all the way to a second OlympicsIreland team among the favourites to make the Olympic medal podiumWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
Showjumper Shane Sweetnam not taking anything for granted despite Paris 2024 medal prospects‘I have been as strong as I have ever been and lucky to have an exceptional horse as well at the moment’Tue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke gets a timely send-off in London before Olympics beginLondon Diamond League meeting established another Olympic 400m favourite in Nickisha Pryce of JamaicaMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fifth in 200 metres at Diamond League in LondonIrish sprinter was only just off her personal best in her less favoured eventSat Jul 20 2024 - 16:34
Mary Purcell: A pioneering multi-distance athlete for whom anything seemed possibleEven while working as a full-time pharmacist and later rearing a young family, the Dublin runner just kept breaking new groundSat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
Recalling the great sporting commentary around John Treacy’s Olympic medal winEight years after just missing the medal podium in Rio, can Thomas Barr possibly get another shot?Sat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
Cian Crampton wins Ireland’s first field medal at European under-18sAdeleke will have her last race before the Paris Olympics when she runs the 200m in LondonFri Jul 19 2024 - 21:52
Jordan Conroy and Ireland eager to kick-off Sevens Olympic bidIreland's Men's Sevens team's form this season sparks hopes that they are good enough to be involved in the battle for Olympic medalsFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington: ‘I just went to the really darkest of the darkest places’The final episode of the Path to Paris documentary series retraces the highs and lows of the Dublin boxer since her Olympic gold in TokyoThu Jul 18 2024 - 06:00
'I was in the same class as him all the way up to sixth year': Irish Olympic sailing duo aim for medalVeterans of the Tokyo games, sailors Seán Waddilove and Robert Dickson are hoping to make their experience count in the double-handed skiff at the OlympicsWed Jul 17 2024 - 06:00
Daragh Walsh quietly confident for Ireland men’s hockey team at Paris OlympicsAfter narrowly missing out on Tokyo, spirits are high as the team head for Paris this weekTue Jul 16 2024 - 06:00
‘I was completely done with swimming’: Erin Riordan redisovers her Olympic desireIreland’s 24-year-old elite swimmer is now Paris-bound with the women’s 4x100m freestyle teamMon Jul 15 2024 - 06:00
Sophie O’Sullivan beats her mother’s best time over 800 metresO’Sullivan finished fifth in a high-quality race, victory going to Eloisa Coiro from ItalySun Jul 14 2024 - 21:08
Chariots of Fire still at the core of why some Olympic stories will never grow oldDavid Puttnam’s classic take on the 1924 Olympics in Paris still resonates with athletes of todaySat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Ciara Mageean is The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the month for JunePopular Portaferry runner’s decisive kick for gold medal was utterly commanding as she ripped to the front to win the European Championship 1,500m in the Stadio Olimpico in JuneSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke produces stunning 400m victory at the Monaco Diamond LeagueIrish star gives her Olympic medal hopes a real boost with statement victory on Friday nightFri Jul 12 2024 - 19:59
Sharlene Mawdsley finds her moment of truth in becoming an Irish Olympian Tipperary athlete will again put her hand up to anchor both relays in Paris, as well as running the individual 400mFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
Ireland confirms relay selections among the 23 athletes who will travel to Paris OlympicsSix more Irish athletes have qualified for these games than the number which travelled to Tokyo in 2021Thu Jul 11 2024 - 16:59
Daniel Wiffen confirmed for Olympic 10k marathon swim on river Seine Concerns over quality of water in Paris river means rowing venue is on standby to host eventWed Jul 10 2024 - 11:56
Sarah Lavin lights up the Cork City Sports with another victory in the 100m hurdlesReece Ademola also thrills the home crowd with victory in the long jumpTue Jul 09 2024 - 21:25
Irish equestrian team riding ‘crest of a wave’ towards Paris Olympics Cian O’Connor will ride in his fourth Olympics, 12 years after winning bronze in LondonTue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Faith Kipyegon the woman to beat after breaking world record in Paris Diamond LeagueSophie Becker and Jodie McCann make quota for Paris Olympics; Thomas Barr misses out in the 400m hurdles but is set to travel as part of mixed relay squadSun Jul 07 2024 - 13:23
Apt time to chase fastest mile ever run in Croke ParkGAA celebrating athletics and Olympic history as part of Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-finalSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Explainer: Drugs, sport and politics - what’s going on with China’s Olympic swimmers?Revelations about failed doping tests have raised questions about Chinese swimmers and Wada’s governance, while US officials have been accused of ‘politicising’ the controversyThu Jul 04 2024 - 15:33
Hugo Keenan on his Sevens return: ‘The aim is to try get Ireland a medal at the Olympics’The 28-year-old says it was ‘now or never’ to put his hand up for Olympic selectionThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Daniel Wiffen: ‘I’m sure there’s definitely athletes in my events who are doping’Three weeks before heading to Paris for the Olympics, the Armagh swimmer is in no way distracted by the latest Chinese doping controversyWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Five more Irish athletes seal their places for the Olympics in Paris Luke McCann, Cathal Doyle, Kate O’Connor, Nicola Tuthill and Eric Favors make the quotas after the cut-off pointTue Jul 02 2024 - 16:35
Paris prep: What the National Athletics Championships tell us about Ireland’s Olympics preparationsAll six of the Paris qualifiers who competed came away with national titles, none more impressively than Rhasidat AdelekeMon Jul 01 2024 - 19:09
Sophie O’Sullivan takes gold in 1,500m at national championshipsMark English poised for his third Olympics in the 800m, and signs off with his ninth outdoor titleSun Jun 30 2024 - 19:39
Rhasidat Adeleke breaks Irish 100m record in perfect Paris tune-upTallaght AC sprinter wins Irish title in 11.13 seconds as she moves closer to 11-second markSun Jun 30 2024 - 18:19
Sarah Lavin splashes to a 100m hurdles championship record at national championshipsRun of 12.79 seconds in tough conditions was just .02 off the Paris Olympic qualifying timeSat Jun 29 2024 - 18:40
The brutally unforgiving – and brutally fair – contest to qualify for the OlympicsIt’s a ruthlessly simple system – if you don’t finish in the top three you don’t go through – but it leaves many of the best athletes thinking, why me?Sat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Adeleke the headline act as National Championships take centre stage before ParisThe 21-year-old from Tallaght AC will race at home for the first time in two yearsFri Jun 28 2024 - 19:00
Seven Irish athletes sitting in Olympics quota positions ahead of national championshipsSunday is cut-off date for Paris Olympics, before World Athletics announce the final list on TuesdayThu Jun 27 2024 - 15:00
Diver Jake Passmore left numb as his Olympic number comes up early Just turned 19, he becomes only the third male Irish diver to reach the Olympic stageThu Jun 27 2024 - 06:00
Ireland predicted to win a record nine Olympic medals in Paris Nielsen’s Gracenote Virtual Medal Table predict Ireland will claim a record nine Olympic medals in ParisWed Jun 26 2024 - 15:29
From Rome to Paris, Chris O’Donnell working towards a golden relay moment at the OlympicsSligo athlete (26) will follow gold medal in mixed relay in Rome with another run for gold in Paris next monthWed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke on film: An intimate portrait of the athlete as a young womanThe Path to Paris documentary series follows nine Irish Olympic hopefuls over the last three yearsSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Mark English breaks Irish 800m record for the second time this weekDonegal runner had already qualified for this summer’s Olympics having ran well in Finland on TuesdayFri Jun 21 2024 - 22:28
Thomas Barr finishes second in Poland to boost Paris Olympics hopes Waterford runner now sits inside the Olympic event quota of 40 athletes ahead of the June 30th cut offThu Jun 20 2024 - 19:09
Ireland’s rowing team for Olympics in Paris confirmed Paul O’Donovan looking to become the first Irish athlete to win a medal in three successive OlympicsThu Jun 20 2024 - 00:05
Ireland setting sail for France with realistic hopes of returning with Olympic medalsIrish Sailing has already succeeded in its target of qualifying three boat classes for Marseille, the sailing venue for next month’s Paris OlympicsWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
Mark English qualifies for his third Olympic Games as he breaks his own Irish 800m record 31-year-old Donegal doctor puts disappointing European Championships behind him by booking Paris ticketTue Jun 18 2024 - 19:12
Rome success has been years in the making, and heralds a bright future for Irish athletics Improved coaching, facilities and funding helped Ireland’s athletes reach their potential at the European ChampionshipsSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
European Athletics Championships: How Ireland’s historic week in Rome unfoldedIreland's four-medal haul means team finishes European Athletic Championships in 10th place – ahead of continental superpowers like Germany and SwedenThu Jun 13 2024 - 19:00
Ireland women claim silver medal in 4x400m relay at European Athletics ChampionshipsSophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley finish second behind the Netherlands, with Belgium in thirdWed Jun 12 2024 - 20:10
