# Rio 2016

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Rio Olympics president sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying votes to win 2016 bid

79-year-old Carlos Nuzman was convicted of corruption, organised crime, money laundering and smuggling cash in a federal court.

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Nov 26th 2021, 5:38 PM

# Rio 2016

Conlan: 'I hope that justice will be served and I'll have a bit of vindication by the end of this'

Conlan’s loss was among 11 fights suspected of being fixed at 2016 Olympics, a report published today found.

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Sep 30th 2021, 8:02 PM

# Corruption

Conlan loss among 11 fights suspected of being fixed at 2016 Olympics, report finds

‘A system for the manipulation of bouts by officials existed at Rio,’ reads the report, which was investigated by Richard McLaren and his team.

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Sep 30th 2021, 5:39 PM

# essential viewing

The film that will make you fall in love with sport again

The42 chats to directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about ‘Rising Phoenix’.

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Aug 30th 2020, 7:30 AM

# Adaptation

The melancholy of the former distance runner

In the first part of our series, Irish Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird discusses life after high-level sport.

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Mar 1st 2020, 8:03 PM

# christmas cracker

Conlan finally set for Rio 2016 revenge chance with Nikitin showdown confirmed for NYC

It’s back on – the long-awaited reunion takes place on 14 December at Madison Square Garden.

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Oct 15th 2019, 12:50 PM

# problems

21-year-old Australian Olympic champion undergoes third heart operation

Kyle Chalmers said he was hopeful the problem has now been fixed ‘once and for all’.

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Aug 29th 2019, 3:43 PM

# Doping

Rio marathon silver medallist banned following EPO positive

Bahrain’s Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa has been provisionally suspended.

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May 22nd 2019, 2:35 PM

# sailing along nicely

Ireland's Finn Lynch finishes fourth in storm-tossed conditions at Palma regatta

The Carlow native narrowly missed out on a podium place after an impressive performance.

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Apr 6th 2019, 4:55 PM

# On The Mend

Pele 'doing well' after treatment in Paris hospital

The 78-year-old was receiving antibiotics prior to the long flight back to his home country.

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Apr 4th 2019, 8:39 AM

# Green Machine

'I look back with great pride' - Long-standing Ireland hockey captain and Rio Olympian announces retirement

The defender won European bronze with Ireland in 2015 and represented his country at the Olympic Games.

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Sep 25th 2018, 5:57 PM

# Concern

Irish Olympian Jonty Evans in intensive care following fall

The 46-year-old suffered the accident during the Tattersalls International Horse Trials

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Jun 4th 2018, 5:40 PM

# Transfer of allegiance

'It was driven by money' - Irish Olympian Barr backs changes to clamp down on switching nationality

The 400m hurdler believes new measures on the way from the IAAF are ‘a step in the right direction’.

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Mar 14th 2018, 6:45 AM

# aftermath

‘Stepping away from high-level sport is really hard and I probably still struggle with it’

Claire Lambe on representing Ireland at the 2016 Olympics and transitioning to normal life thereafter.

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Mar 3rd 2018, 10:00 AM

# Punishment

Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly handed four-year ban for doping violation

The ban is backdated to when he failed the test, which means he will be eligible to box again after 10 July 2020.

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Feb 26th 2018, 7:17 PM

# Retirement Age

'I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep... I mean, f**k, I was in a dark place'

The 30-year old, three-time Olympian announced his retirement on Tuesday.

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Feb 8th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Marathon Man

'I'd love to have a crack at another Olympics and make amends for what happened last time'

Mick Clohisey on how his World Championship run was a redemption for Rio.

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Dec 22nd 2017, 10:00 AM

# Rio 2016

Brazil's supreme court grants injunction to suspend Kevin Mallon's ticket touting court date

Mallon’s legal team told the court: “We are shouting but no one is listening.”

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Nov 9th 2017, 7:29 PM

# CALLING IT A DAY

Ireland's first female Olympic gymnast announces her retirement at 19

Ellis O’Reilly hopes her achievements will inspire a new generation.

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Oct 9th 2017, 5:22 PM

# secret stash

Rio 2016 chief, arrested on charges of attempted bribery, had 16 bars of gold in Swiss bank

Carlos Nuzman is alleged to have paid off colleagues in return for them voting in favour of the Brazilian city being Olympic host.

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Oct 6th 2017, 5:47 PM

# ticket problems

Pat Hickey's lawyers asked Oireachtas committee to not discuss Rio Olympics

Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said Irish athletes were treated ‘shambolically’ in terms of ticket allocation.

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Aug 17th 2017, 2:20 PM

# moran inquiry

Rio 2016 lawyer thinks Irish inquiry emails 'may have been marked as spam'

The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.

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Aug 15th 2017, 7:34 AM

# Rio 2016

OCI president gives 'unreserved apology' to athletes and families after Rio ticketing disaster

During the Games, there were numerous reports of desperate family members of athletes having to go to other countries in order to secure tickets for events.

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Aug 15th 2017, 6:15 AM

# OCI

Olympic Council of Ireland locked into contract with company at centre of Rio ticketing scandal until 2026

OCI president Sarah Keane told reporters today that a contract had been signed between the organisation and ticketing company THG.

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Aug 14th 2017, 6:51 PM

# indignation

Watch: Emotional Mo Farah insists he is a clean athlete

The British athlete also confirmed his intention to rebrand as ‘Mohamed’.

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Aug 14th 2017, 2:33 PM

# Madminton

Scott Evans is angry

The Irish badminton star wants his sport to appear on TV more than just every four years.

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Aug 13th 2017, 10:00 AM

# Waving the white flag

'I'm a fighter, but this fight got me' - Irish Olympian Reid calls time on her career

The triathlete has announced she is retiring from the sport due to injuries.

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Jul 25th 2017, 11:55 AM

# yes boys

Thomas Barr delivers big finish to take third place in his first Diamond League of the season

The Waterford native impressed in a quick race in Norway.

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Jun 16th 2017, 1:13 AM

# Rio 2016

Lochte considered suicide after Rio Olympics scandal

The Olympic swimmer said he hit his lowest point in the wake of the controversy.

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Jun 7th 2017, 8:13 AM

# rusting

Annalise Murphy among athletes who are returning their Olympic medals

Some of the Olympic medals are rusting, flaking and turning black.

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May 25th 2017, 10:16 PM

# Rio 2016

After a year of fighting the virus, Brazil calls off Zika emergency

In January to April this year, there had been 7,911 Zika cases, down 95% on the same period in 2016.

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May 12th 2017, 7:34 AM

# green blood

'Walking out at the Maracana brought a tear to me eye. I never had those moments with GB'

Ollie Dingley is an Irish athlete, he’s proud to represent Ireland and has once again reiterated his desire to put Ireland on the diving map.

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Apr 15th 2017, 11:00 AM

# green blood

'Walking out at the Maracana brought a tear to me eye. I never had those moments with GB'

Ollie Dingley is an Irish athlete, he’s proud to represent Ireland and has once again reiterated his desire to put Ireland on the diving map.

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Apr 13th 2017, 11:28 AM

# Interview

‘I’d built up so much pride off the Olympics and then here I was… Like a complete novice!’

Irish rower Claire Lambe chats to The42 about helping Cambridge win the Boat Race and getting used to life after Rio 2016.

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Apr 9th 2017, 10:11 AM

# Drugs

2016 Olympic marathon gold medallist fails out-of-competition drugs test

Jemima Sumgong was the first Kenyan woman to win the race.

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Apr 7th 2017, 7:50 AM

# change is needed

'It's quite clear they didn't deliver': Treacy defends decision to slash boxing funding after Rio disaster

Former Olympian Darren O’Neill has welcomed the ‘hard-hitting’ report into the disaster in Rio.

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Apr 6th 2017, 7:15 AM

# rio review

Boxing funding cut €200k as review finds Rio failures were down to 'fundamental weaknesses'

Sport Ireland’s 212-page ‘Rio Review’ was published today.

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Apr 5th 2017, 4:41 PM

# Pull Like A dog

'We didn't achieve what we had set out to do - we'd like to win in Tokyo, it's not a big secret'

The O’Donovan brothers talk the Rio and the past, how they feel about their media portrayal and what’s coming up next.

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Mar 25th 2017, 7:30 AM

# Fitness

Balancing 5 disciplines and burning 4000 calories daily: A day in the life of Natalya Coyle

The modern pentathlete talks fitness, Rio 2016 and brings us through her rise to where she is today.

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Mar 14th 2017, 2:49 PM

# Doping

Phelps: I've never been in clean international race

Speaking at a US congressional hearing, Phelps said home races were fine though.

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Mar 1st 2017, 4:17 PM