Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Rhasidat Adeleke held on for fourth in the 400m final in Paris

Paris 2024: Adeleke finishes fourth in 400m final

Rhasidat Adeleke narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal as she finished fourth in the women's 400m final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory, Sophie Becker, and Sharlene Mawdsley acknowledge Irish fans in the crowd after advancing to the final

Updated Paris 2024: Ireland surge into women's 4x400 final

Ireland have qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay after a third-place finish in their heat at the Stade de France.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Denmark's Turpal Ali Alvievich Bisultanov and his coach celebate in fine wrestling tradition after winning in the 87kg Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Final on Thursday

Going off-road with wrestling, rituals and reprieves

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo goes off the beaten track in Paris to take in wrestling which had its Olympic status seriously threatened just over a year ago.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

O'Connor celebrates a clearance of 1.74m during the high jump, the day's second event

Paris 2024: O'Connor 19th after four heptathlon events

Ireland's Kate O'Connor is 19th overall after four rounds of the women's heptathlon at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 24

Jack Woolley after his defeat by Gashim Magomedov

Woolley's candid comments highlight what really matters

Jack Woolley's openness about the struggles he's had to deal with after his opening round defeat at the Grand Palais followed in the wake of similar candidness from other Team Ireland athletes, writes RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Paris 2024 was Jack Woolley's second Olympics

Paris 2024: Woolley bows out after repechage loss

Jack Woolley saw his Olympics come to an end with a loss to Spain's Adrian Vicente Yunta in the first repechage round of taekwondo's men's 58kg division at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Harrington and Roland Garros served up a bonne nuit

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo on witnessing an historic night for Kellie Harrington at Roland Garros where the racket came from the swathes of Irish fans rather than the tennis that usually rules the roost there.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Kellie Harrington is lifted in triumph by head coach Zaur Antia after winning gold

Paris 2024: Historic Harrington wins back-to-back golds

Kellie Harrington made history by becoming the first Irish female athlete to win gold at back-to-back Olympic Games after a split decision over China's Wenlu Yang in the women's 60kg final at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both finished seventh in their heats and have a second chance in the repechage

Mageean absence dampens mood but green shoots for duo

As Ciara Mageean's injury-enforced absence cast a pall over the 1500m heats, RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks at how her Team Ireland colleagues Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy put in gutsy performances at the Stade de France.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Sarah Healy falls on the line just after being pipped to sixth

Updated Paris 2024: Healy and O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the women's 1500m semi-finals at Paris 2024 with both Team Ireland athletes finishing seventh in their heats.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24