Boxing: Barnes guarantees himself another medal
Paddy Barnes has become the first Irish boxer to win medals at separate Olympic Games after he beat India's Devendro Singh Laishram in their light flyweight quarter-final.
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Updated: Oct. 16, 2012, 2:53 p.m.
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Boxing: Conlan says Walsh advice inspired win
Michael Conlan says a slap on the head from coach Billy Walsh drove him on to pull away in the final round and beat Frenchman Nordine Oubaali to guarantee a third Olympic boxing medal for Ireland.
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Shay Given hails Taylor and Irish fans
Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has hailed Irish supporters for "taking over London" as he joined them to watch Katie Taylor win a place in the Olympic final.
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Conlan advances to flyweight semi-finals
Irish flyweight Michael Conlan is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at London 2012 as he progressed to the semi-finals of the division by recording a 22-18 win against France's Nordine Oubaali.
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Boxing: Taylor guaranteed medal after stunning win
Katie Taylor has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal at the London Olympics after a comprehensive victory in the women's lightweight boxing quarter-final over Great Britain's Natasha Jonas.
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IOC: Record noise recorded at Katie Taylor fight
The decibel level during Katie Taylor's fight with Natasha Jonas this afternoon hit 113.7 - the highest recorded at London 2012 so far.
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Boxing: Nevin guaranteed bronze after gutsy win
John Joe Nevin has won Ireland's first medal at the London Olympics - a bronze - after his victory over Oscar Valdez Fierro in the bantamweight division quarter-final.
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Boxing: Taylor to tackle Jonas in London
Ireland's Katie Taylor will meet Great Britain's Natasha Jonas in the quarter-finals of the lightweight division at ExCeL on Monday.
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Boxing: Barnes advances to Olympic quarter-finals
Paddy Barnes has advanced to the quarter-finals of the light-flyweight division at London 2012 after recording a 15-10 victory against Cameroon's Thomas Essomba.
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Boxing: US boxer handed lifeline
Boxing officials decided to overturn Errol Spence's defeat on Friday, handing the United States a lifeline after the original result seemed to cap the worst-ever Olympic showing by their men's team.
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Boxing: US men's team make humiliating early exit
The United States men's team made a humiliating exit from the London Games on Friday after their final two fighters were eliminated, the first time the once great amateur boxing nation has failed to bring an Olympic medal home.
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Boxing: Conlan through as Nolan bows out
Belfast flyweight Michael Conlan has opened his Olympic campaign in style with a convincing 19-8 win over Ghana's Duke Micah at the ExCel Arena in London.
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Boxing: Darren O'Neill bows out of London 2012
Darren O'Neill has become the first Irish boxer to exit the London Olympics after he was beaten by German's Stefan Hartel in their middleweight round of 16 bout.
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Boxing: AIBA backing for Japanese appeal
Amateur boxing's world governing body AIBA has overturned the result of Wednesday's bantamweight fight between Satoshi Shimizu and Magomed Abdulhamidov and awarded victory to the Japanese boxer.
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Boxing: Nevin cruises into quarter-finals
John Joe Nevin booked his place in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic bantamweight boxing with a convincing victory over Kanat Abutalipov of Kazakhstan this afternoon.
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Boxing: John Joe's Williams wish
John Joe Nevin stands one more win from a guaranteed Olympic medal after a 15-10 win over Kanat Abutalipov at ExCeL today - but before his next bout Nevin has more pressing concerns in the Olympic Village.
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Boxing: Conlon to face Ghanaian in last 16
Irish Flyweight Michael Conlon, who received a bye to the last 16 of the division, will face Ghana's Duke Micah in his Olympic opener.
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Boxing: Barnes to face Cameroon's Essomba
Paddy Barnes will open his account at the 2012 London Olympics against the experienced Thomas Essomba of Cameroon on Saturday.
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Boxing: Nolan dispatches Sanchez Estachio
Irish boxer Adam Nolan advanced to the second round of the welterweight division at ExCel tonight.
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Boxing: Nevin and O'Neill both ease through
Bantamweight John Joe Nevin and middleweight Darren O'Neill have both advanced to the last 16 in their Olympic boxing divisions.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
Jimmy Magee remembers the terrible events of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics
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Munich Olympic massacre remembered
Ceremonies are held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
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Jason Smyth
Jason Smyth speaks to RTÉ's Adrian Eames after his stunning medal success.
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Darragh McDonald
Speaking after getting his gold medal Darragh McDonald said today was a day he would remember for the rest of his life
Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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