Sports
Introduction to Boxing
Boxing is one of the most illustrious and historic sports in the Olympic Games. Men have sparred in competition since 5000BC in the Middle East, while boxing was one of the key events in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. For contact details of Irish Amateur Boxing Association please click Full story
Jezierski competes for Ireland
Andrej Jezierski, a former world champion will compete for Ireland at the canoe sprint Olympic Qualifier today and tomorrow. Andrej Jezierski, who lives in Ballincollig in Co Cork, won five medals at the World Championships in canoe sprint events for Poland, including two golds in the C4 1,000 metres. He …
Owens and Flanigan qualify
Irish sailors Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan have qualified for London 2012. The pair are currently sailing at the 470 World Championships in Barcelona where an additional 7 nation places are up for grabs in addition to the 20 that were allocated in 2011. They currently lie 24th overall on …
Taylor qualifies for London
Katie Taylor’s long road to London came to fuition in China today. She received a walkover after her quarter-final opponent at the AIBA World Women’s Championships pulled out of the bout with an injury.. When one of the other four European boxers in the last eight lost their bouts, the 25-year-old knew she …
Katie Taylor wins the first bout in China
Katie Taylor is through to the last 16 in the first of five bouts in China. At the seventh AIBA World Women’s Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Qinhuangdao, against Tunisia’s Tim Jouini she won an impressive 19-6. Jouine a bronze medal winner at the World Championships in Barbados 2010. Ceire …
Rheinisch and Craig qualify
Canoeist Eoin Rheinisch has qualified for the Olympics Games for the third time. Rheinisch, who first competed in the Olympics at Athens 2004, came fourth in the canoeing K-1 slalom final in Beijing 2008, achieving the highest position ever by an Irish competitor in the event. He finished 12th at …
European Swimming squad
Swim Ireland have announced their team for the 2012 European Senior Swimming Championships taking place in Debrecen, Hungary from 21-28 May. The seven strong squad will travel to the competition with hopes of achieving qualification for the summer Olympic Games in London, in their individual events as well as in …
Canoeists target Olympic place
Irish canoeists hope to secure Olympic canoe slalom qualification at this weekend’s European Championships in Germany. Hannah Craig , Eoin Rheinisch and Ciaran Hearteau are among six Irish competitors aiming for a place in London. They are in action in Germany this weekend hoping to claim the right to represent Ireland at London 2012. …
Athletics 2012 Test Event
Patsy McGonagle, AAI, was given the opportunity to meet with LOCOG athletics officials on Sunday May 6th at the UK University Athletics Games, the test event for the track and field events. Accompanied by Stephen Martin , OCI, they were joined by colleagues from the USA, Canada, and GB for …
Espey qualifies in Laser
Irish sailor James Espey from Ballyholme Yacht Club achieved Olympic qualification when he made the Gold fleet on day four of the event, after four days of racing at the Laser World Championships in Germany. Espey scored 7, (29), 3, 20, 18, 17 ,22,19 to make the gold fleet. He …
Magee for London
Chloe Magee has qualified for the London Olympics in the ladies singles badminton via the BWF Olympic Games Qualification list. The Irish player, ranked 44 in the world, was 26 on the list from 46 players qualified in the ladies singles. Magee was not quite as successful in the mixed …
London 2012