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Lutalo Muhammad hints at MMA future after retiring from taekwondo

Double Olympic medallist Lutalo Muhammad is preparing to turn his attention to mixed martial arts after calling time on his international taekwondo career at the age of 31. Muhammad won a bronze medal at London 2012 and fell agonisingly short of ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:45

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IOC has ‘full confidence’ in French security services despite CL final chaos

The French security services enjoy the “full confidence” of Olympic executives ahead of the Paris 2024 Games despite the chaotic scenes at the men’s Champions League football final earlier this year. The match between Liverpool and Real Madrid ...

09 Sept 2022 at 18:08

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On this day in 2004 – Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent retires from sport

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from rowing on this day in 2004, three months after his final triumph in Athens in the coxless fours. Pinsent, then 34, said he had lost his desire to train since ...

30 Nov 2022 at 07:00

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Paris 2024: When will tickets for the next Olympic Games go on sale?

The first phase of the Paris 2024 Ticketing Programme will open on 1 December 2022, giving fans around the world, including Ireland, an opportunity to register for the ticket lottery for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. For the first time, ...

30 Nov 2022 at 12:05

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Olympics coverage to remain free-to-air on the BBC until at least 2032

Coverage of the Olympic Games will remain free-to-air on the BBC until at least 2032 after the corporation confirmed a new joint partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The deal means ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:35

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RTÉ secures long-term broadcast rights for Olympic Games

RTÉ has confirmed today (16 January 2023) that it has secured extensive broadcast rights to the Olympic Games up to and including 2032, across all its platforms, including television, radio and digital as part of an agreement with ...

16 Jan 2023 at 15:00

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Ann Marie McGlynn – the Offaly woman who was five seconds away from the Olympics

AS athletes and sporting competitors head to Tokyo for the Olympics in the coming days, it is impossible not to feel regret and sadness that Mucklagh woman, Ann Marie McGlynn is not travelling with them. Nee Larkin and now living ...

21 Jul 2021 at 15:39

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Alan Lowry – Talented Offaly golfer who will caddy for famous brother in Tokyo

ANOTHER very nice twist in the Olympics for Offaly people will be the presence of Alan Lowry as caddy for his famous brother Shane in Tokyo. Younger brother of Shane, Alan Lowry will carry the bag in place of regular caddy Bo ...

21 Jul 2021 at 15:40

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Great Offaly interest in Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as four stars head to Japan

THERE will be great Offaly interest in the Olympics Games with three competitors among the travelling party while a young Portarlington woman will compete in the Paralympics a couple of weeks later. Tullamore man Jordan ...

21 Jul 2021 at 15:41

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Alan Lowry – Talented Offaly golfer who will caddy for famous brother in Tokyo

23 Jul 2021 at 13:16

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New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics

A new international federation has been set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympic Games. World Boxing was formed on Thursday with the aim of earning recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ...

13 Apr 2023 at 14:36

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Olympic sponsors urged to back continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

Olympic sponsors have been urged by the British Government to support a continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes for next year’s Games in Paris. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has written to the UK chief ...

11 Mar 2023 at 17:03

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