# olympic-games - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Vote
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# Vote
The IOC has approved a recommendation from its own Athletes’ Commission to curtail the right to protest on the field of play.
# olympic-games - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Opting Out
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# Opting Out
The reigning Masters champion said last year he would not have played in the Japan Games had they been staged as planned in 2020.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Say No Mori
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# Say No Mori
However, the International Olympics Committee hasn’t asked for the resignation of the 83-year-old.
# olympic-games - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Tokyo 2021
# Tokyo 2021
There are concerns the Olympic Games may not go ahead this year in Tokyo given the situation in many countries due to Covid-19.
# olympic-games - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Tokyo 2020
# Tokyo 2020
Organisers have said they are “fully focused on hosting the Games this summer”.
# olympic-games - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Tokyo 2020/21
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# Tokyo 2020/21
The Marathon was moved away from Tokyo before the Games were postponed until 2021.
# olympic-games - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Tour de France “showed to the world that we can organise safe sport events even without a vaccine”, says Thomas Bach.
# olympic-games - Monday 3 August, 2020
# Tokyo 2020 /21
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# Tokyo 2020 /21
Officials say they are mindful of the need to cater for athletes and spectators with a range of health requirements.
# olympic-games - Friday 22 May, 2020
# 2021
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# 2021
John Coates hopes that plans can be put in place if the pandemic is contained by October.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Switch
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# Switch
The cyclist was born near Aylesbury but her family moved to Dingle, Co Kerry, when she was 18 months old.
# olympic-games - Sunday 22 March, 2020
# Pressure
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# Pressure
The IOC has faced strong pressure to push back this summer’s Tokyo Games.
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Athletes from several sports have criticised the IOC’s advice that they continue to prepare for the Games “as best they can”.
# olympic-games - Saturday 21 March, 2020
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It would be the ‘right and responsible thing to do’ they say.
# olympic-games - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Criticism
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# Criticism
He remained optimistic about holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule from July 24 to August 9.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
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# Coronavirus
Seiko Hashimoto told Japanese parliament that the government’s contract with the IOC could allow a delay to Tokyo 2020 due to the coronavirus.
# olympic-games - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# History Maker
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# History Maker
As the clock ticks down to Tokyo, The42 revisits the extraordinary adventures of Cork’s double Olympic champion Dr Pat O’Callaghan.
# olympic-games - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Comeback
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# Comeback
The star has come under intense scrutiny for his cooperation with US coach Alberto Salazar.
# olympic-games - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Ready To Go
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# Ready To Go
Sean Dancer’s side are set to face the Netherlands among others.
# olympic-games - Monday 28 October, 2019
# The Middle Distance
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# The Middle Distance
In a glittering career, the Cork native amassed three World Indoor triumphs and four Olympic appearances before dedicating himself to reaching 100 sub four-minute miles.
# olympic-games - Sunday 20 October, 2019
# Dedication
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# Dedication
Gymnastics star Rhys McClenaghan has risen to become one of Ireland’s most exciting Olympic prospects.
# olympic-games - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
The model has been adopted by other smaller nations.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# Happy Days
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# Happy Days
Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K scored a brilliant 76.351% to help book their spot.
# olympic-games - Sunday 28 July, 2019
# Record Breakers
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# Record Breakers
The Irish men’s medley team set a new record on the final day of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
# olympic-games - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# Olympic Games
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# Olympic Games
Greene’s time in South Korea pre-validates him for the 2020 Games in Tokyo next summer.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
# Interview
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# Interview
Chloe Magee speaks to The42 off the back of her European Games success alongside brother Sam.
# olympic-games - Sunday 16 June, 2019
# Venue
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# Venue
The Sea Forest Waterway was unveiled on Sunday as Japan’s venue for the Olympic rowing’s eight-day programme.
# olympic-games - Sunday 9 June, 2019
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
The 20km race walker finished in a time of 1:20:50 on Sunday, just inside the qualifying standard time.
# olympic-games - Friday 31 May, 2019
# Green Army
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# Green Army
An 18-strong squad has been announced for next week’s qualifying tournament in Banbridge.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Olympics
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# Olympics
The Olympic champion is fighting regulations imposed by the IAAF that compel hyperandrogenic athletes.
# olympic-games - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
# Home Advantage
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# Home Advantage
Graham Shaw’s side will begin their Tokyo 2020 qualification campaign against Malaysia in June.
# olympic-games - Friday 8 February, 2019
# Sustainable
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# Sustainable
For the 2016 Olympics in Rio, some 30 percent of the silver and bronze in medals came from recycled materials.
# olympic-games - Saturday 19 January, 2019
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director Jon Rudd talks about the changes to Irish swimming since his appointment after the Rio Olympics.
# olympic-games - Sunday 23 December, 2018
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Rhys McClenaghan tells The42 about his medal success in 2018, falling short at the World Championships and why the Irish mentality toward international competition has to change.
# olympic-games - Friday 30 November, 2018
# Worrying Times
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# Worrying Times
John Treacy said the current situation ‘creates great uncertainty for the outstanding athletes within Ireland’s boxing high performance programme’.
# olympic-games - Friday 2 November, 2018
# Beat The Heat
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# Beat The Heat
Health officials in Japan are calling for the race to start at 5.30am instead of 7am to avoid potential deaths due to soaring temperatures.
# olympic-games - Monday 29 October, 2018
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Aifric Keogh speaks to The42 about the surge of success in Irish rowing.
# olympic-games - Thursday 18 October, 2018
# Katie Trailer
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# Katie Trailer
‘KATIE’ hits Irish cinemas on 26 October.
# olympic-games - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
# Elation Once Again
# Elation Once Again
It’s an unprecedented plan that would have been unthinkable not long ago.
# olympic-games - Sunday 15 April, 2018
# Dreams
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# Dreams
Irish pentathlete Sive Brassil on the long, arduous road towards the top of her sport.
# olympic-games - Saturday 3 March, 2018
# Aftermath
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# Aftermath
Claire Lambe on representing Ireland at the 2016 Olympics and transitioning to normal life thereafter.
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