The late Darren Sutherland is seen here with his father Tony
Roisin McGettigan came 14th in the 3000m steeplechaseRob Heffernan placed eighth in the 20km walkEoin Rheinisch came so close to winning a medal. He came fourth in the K1 canoeing eventDerval O'Rourke couldn't get out of her heats in the 100m hurdlesOCI president Pat Hickey and FAI CEO John Delaney had time for some bromanceChloe Magee reached the round of 32 in badmintonIreland won three medals - all of which came in the boxing ring. Kenneth Egan won silver, while Paddy Barnes and Darren Sutherland won bronzeOlive Loughnane secured seventh place in the 20km walkDavid O'Loughlin didn't manage to make it out of the qualifying event in track cyclingKenneth Egan became a hero back in Ireland following his exploits in the ringJohn Joe Joyce reached the round of 16 in the ring, but went no furtherPaul Hession was visibly exhausted after his exit from the 200m at the semi-finals stageHaile Gebrselassie competed in the 10000m, but couldn't add a third gold to his 1996 and 2000 titles. He finished sixthDeclan Gillick finished fourth in his 400m heat and failed to advanceSiobhan Byrne represented Ireland in fencing in the individual sabre, but was beaten by Poland's Irena WięckowskaEileen O'Keeffe was highly tipped, but could only manage tenth in the hammer heats
Philip Deignan (l) and Nicolas Roche competed for Ireland in road cycling. Deignan came 81st, Roche was 64thAisling Cooney competed in the 100m backstrokeSailor Ciara Peelo was Ireland's flagbearer at the opening ceremonyAlistair Cragg made the 5000m final, but didn't finish the raceJoanne Cuddihy came sixth in her 400m heatPauline Curley came 63rd in the marathonMichelle Carey came seventh in her 400m hurdles heatHead coach Billy Walsh was the mastermind behind Ireland's boxing successFionnuala Britton placed tenth in the 3000m steeplechase heatsAndrew Bree made the semi-finals of the 200m breaststroke, where he came 11th...as he left his opponents trailing in his wake to win gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relayChina came top of the medals table in their home Olympics with 100 medals: 51 gold, 21 silver, and 28 bronzeThe Beijing Games was the 29th Olympic GamesAustin O'Connor came 21st in equestrian on Hobby Du MeeMisy May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh successfully defended their beach volleyball titleMichael Phelps starred in the pool. The American won eight golds in Beijing. Overall he's won 16 medals - so farUsain Bolt was the star of the track...
