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Montgomerie: I'd have gone to Rio

Colin Montgomerie insists the threat of the Zika virus would not have stopped him playing in the Olympics and admits he fears for the sport's future in the Games.

Golf • 06 Jul 16

Maguire hopes to represent Ireland in Rio

Leona Maguire: Olympics worth 5pc Zika risk

Olympic hopeful Leona Maguire says the possibility of representing Ireland at the Rio Olympics is worth the 5% Zika risk that medical experts have warned athletes about.

Golf • 30 Jun 16

Shane Lowry said he felt he would be putting his family's health at risk

Shane Lowry out of Olympics over Zika concerns

Ireland's Shane Lowry has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics due to concerns surrounding the Zika virus.

Paris 2024 • 28 Jun 16

Road To Rio

Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe explains modern pentathlon

Cricket • 22 Jun 16

Road to Rio

Aussie-born Irish cyclist Shannon McCurley

Cricket • 22 Jun 16

Road to Rio

Ciara Mageean refuses to cap her Olympic ambition

Cricket • 28 Jun 16

Paul McGinley will now have to plan without Ireland's leading player at the Rio event

McGinley respects McIlroy's Rio decision

While disappointed that Rory McIlroy has decided against representing Ireland at the Rio Olympics over the Zika virus, team leader Paul McGinley is respectful of the decision made by the County Down player.

Golf • 22 Jun 16

Michael O'Reilly will fight for a spot at the Olympic Games on Thursday

O'Reilly one fight from Rio after last-16 success

Michael O’Reilly put himself on the brink of a place at the Rio Olympics with a unanimous decision victory over Mongolian fighter Shinebayar Narmandakh.

Boxing • 21 Jun 16

Darren O'Neill makes last 16 in Rio qualifiers

Darren O’Neill beat Swedish heavyweight Mustafa El Molla at the Olympic qualifiers in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday night.

Boxing • 18 Jun 16

Reynolds on Vancouver K - the combination will shortly be heading to Rio to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games

Reynolds nominated for Rio dressage

Kildare rider Judy Reynolds has been nominated to represent Ireland in dressage at the Rio Olympics, Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) has confirmed.

Paris 2024 • 10 Jun 16

Ireland name Eventing team for Rio charge

Clare Abbott, Jonty Evans, Mark Kyle and Padraig McCarthy have been named as Ireland's Eventing team for the Rio Games this summer.

Equestrian • 09 Jun 16

Murphy: Winning a medal is all I have been thinking about for the last four years

There will be two Murphys on the water in Rio

The Rio Olympics will be a family affair for sailor Annalise Murphy, with her father Con also due to be in Brazil on official duty.

Paris 2024 • 02 Jun 16

Ireland have excellent boxing medal prospects, including Katie Taylor and Michael Conlan

WADA to meet AIBA over boxing doping concerns

The World Anti-Doping Agency will meet international amateur boxing's governing body, the AIBA, in the next few weeks to inspect whether it has implemented recommendations to its anti-doping programmes following allegations it conducted no out-of-competition tests in 2015.

Boxing • 28 May 16

Katie Taylor will defend her Olympic title in Brazil

VIDEO: Katie Taylor qualifies for Rio Olympics

Katie Taylor has qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning her quarter-final against Mexico's Victoria Torres at the World Championships in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

Boxing • 25 May 16

The side will become the first team to represent Ireland at the games since 1948

OCI contributing €50,000 to Olympic preparations

The Olympic Council of Ireland are to contribute €50,000 towards Ireland's Men's Hockey team's participation in the Rio Olympics.

Hockey • 24 May 16

Former Masters and US PGA champion Vijay Singh and Australia's Marc Leishman have already announced their withdrawal from the games

Zika concerns for McIlroy ahead of Rio games

Rory McIlroy has become the latest, and most high-profile, golfer to express reservations about competing in the Rio Olympics this year due to the ongoing threat of the Zika virus.

Golf • 24 May 16

Taylor has moved one step closer to Olympic qualification - and a sixth world title

Taylor safely jumps first hurdle in Astana

Olympic lightweight champion Katie Taylor is now just two wins away from the Rio Games after she beat Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana.

Boxing • 21 May 16

Kenya have been declared non-compliant with anti-doping rules

WADA find Kenya 'non-compliant' with doping rules

Kenya's participation at Rio 2016 has been cast in doubt after the World Anti-Doping Agency's Foundation Board declared them non-compliant with anti-doping rules.

Athletics • 13 May 16

Dingley has his preferred three metre springboard event to come on Thursday

Dingley inside the top ten at euros

Ireland’s Oliver Dingley has finished in eighth in the one metre springboard final at the European Diving Champions at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Swimming • 10 May 16

Para swimmer Josef Craig was banned from a race because of a tattoo, just visible here on his chest above the water

Athletes with skin art 'unlikely' to be barred

Olympic athletes with tattoos are unlikely to be barred from the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said after swimmer was removed from competition this week because of his ink.

Swimming • 06 May 16

Dick Pound: 'Are we absolutely certain that every Russian athlete isn't doping and everything has changed? I think it's very hard to say that.'

Dick Pound: It'd be hard to trust Russia in Rio

Former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound believes it will be "very hard" to trust any Russian athlete at the Olympics this summer if the country succeeds in overturning its ban from international competition.

Athletics • 05 May 16

Sebastien Coe: 'We are clear: if they do not meet the criteria, Russia will not be in Rio.'

Coe warns Russia are facing 'come to Jesus moment'

The 17 June meeting of the IAAF Council will be the "come to Jesus moment" for Russian athletics, according to governing body president Lord Coe.

Athletics • 24 Apr 16

Brendan Irvine in action against Daniel Asenov

VIDEO: Irvine wins box-off to book ticket to Rio

Ireland flyweight Brendan Irvine booked his ticket to Rio with a gritty European Olympic Qualifiers box-off victory over Bulgarian Daniel Asenov in Turkey.

Boxing • 16 Apr 16

'Blade Jumper' sweats on IAAF amputee ruling

Amputee long jumper Markus Rehm is running out of time to make the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August as the world athletics body has not yet set the criteria for ruling if he can compete with his prosthetic leg.

Athletics • 06 Apr 16

Brewster and Tidey secure sailing spot at Rio

Ireland’s Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the 49erFX skiff event, after the confirmation that Africa is not entering freed up an extra European place.

Other sport • 27 Mar 16