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Stephanie Meadow carded a final round of 66

Tokyo 2020: Korda grabs gold as Meadow finishes seventh

Ireland's Stephanie Meadow banked an impressive seventh-place finish at Kasumigaseki Country Club, with compatriot Leona Maguire back in a share of 23rd, as Nelly Korda of the United States survived a double bogey and a bogey in her final round to win gold in Saitama.

Golf • 07 Aug 21

Kevin Durant celebrates with other member of the USA team at Saitama Super Arena

Tokyo 2020: USA overcome French resistance

Kevin Durant led the USA to an 87-82 victory over France in the men's basketball final in Tokyo, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the sport.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Fionnuala McCormack ran a time of 2:34:09 in finishing 25th in the women's marathon

Tokyo 2020: Top-25 marathon finish for McCormack

Fionnuala McCormack marked her fourth Olympic Games with a 25th-place finish in the women's marathon while there was disappointment for Aoife Cooke, who failed to make it to the halfway stage.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

A shot of the runners in the women's 10,000m final

Tokyo 2020: Day 15 recap

Stephanie Meadow finished an excellent seventh in the golf, while Fionnuala McCormack crossed the line in 25th place in the marathon. Track cyclists Felix English and Mark Downey represent failed to finish in the madison after losing two laps.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: 4 x100 relay gold for Italy and Jamaica

Italy's Filippo Tortu ran a breathtaking final leg to help them win the men's 4x100 metres relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Olympics • 15 Aug 21

Joshua Cheptegei found renewed energy with a lap and a half to go

Tokyo 2020: Cheptegei adds 5,000m gold to 10,000 silver

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, the world record holder, won the men's 5,000 metres gold at the Tokyo Olympics to add to his 10,000m silver from last week.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro hit a fence

Tokyo 2020: Ireland withdraw from showjumping qualifier

Ireland have taken decision to pull out of the qualifiers for the team showjumping final after Shane Sweetnam on Alejandro's elimination left a mountain to climb for the two remaining riders Bertram Allen and Darragh Kenny.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Natalya Coyle was fourth heading into the showjumping

Tokyo 2020: Heartbreak for Coyle in modern pentathlon

Natalya Coyle's dreams of an Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon were undone by a disastrous showjumping round when her horse refused to cooperate.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Emily Kay and Shannon McCurley in action in the Madison race at the Izu Velodrome

Tokyo 2020: Britain win Madison, Ireland fail to finish

Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald took gold for Great Britain as they won the first ever Olympic women's Madison in dominant fashion. However, there was disappointment for Ireland's Emily Kay and Shannon McCurley as they failed to finish.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Dani Alves and his team-mates celebrate the penalty shootout victory over Mexico in the semi-final

Tokyo 2020: Alves and Brazil set sights on gold

For a 38-year-old coming to the end of his career, the appeal of playing in empty stadiums in Japan's summer heat as an over-aged player in an Under-23 tournament is not an obvious one.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Biles back home in Houston

Simone Biles has said she is delighted to be home in the US after her tumultuous appearance at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Stephanie Meadow of Ireland plays from the fifth tee box

Tokyo 2020: Maguire rues triple as Meadow still in mix

Team Ireland golfers Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire finished eight and 10 shots respectively off leader Nelly Korda after their third rounds at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Day 14 updates

The latest action from Tokyo 2020 where Irish interest centres on walking, golf and track cycling.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Brendan Boyce in action during the 50km walk event in Sapporo

Tokyo 2020: Boyce battles to 10th spot in 50km walk

Brendan Boyce secured a top-10 finish in the men's 50km walk, while Alex Wright was 29th in a race won by Poland's Dawid Tomala on the streets of Sapporo.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Nafi Thiam dominated in the javelin and the long jump events to defend her heptathlon title

Tokyo 2020: Belgium's Thiam retains heptathlon title

Belgium's Nafi Thiam won her second consecutive gold medal in the Olympic heptathlon, while Damian Warner of Canada led from start to finish to win the men's decathlon gold.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Natalya Coyle will be in action again in the Modern Pentathlon on Day 14 after an impressive showing today

Tokyo 2020: Irish in action on Day 14

There's only a few days left of Tokyo 2020, but there's still the chance of some more medals for Team Ireland heading into the home stretch.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medallist Paul O'Donovan, celebrating his Gold Medal win at Skibbereen Rowing Club

Tokyo 2020: O'Donovan's thoughts turning to Paris

Irish gold medal rower Paul O'Donovan is not taking too long to bask in the glory of his achievements as he admits that thoughts are already turning to the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Mark Downey is sandwiched between Eiya Hashimoto of Japan and Germany's Roger Kluge at the Izu Velodrome

Tokyo 2020: Downey 17th behind Walls in omnium

Ireland's Mark Downey finished 17th overall in the omnium as Matt Walls delivered Great Britain's first title in the velodrome of these games.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

David Kenny finished 29th in his first Olympics

Tokyo 2020: Stano takes 20km walk gold, Kenny 29th

Italy's Massimo Stano won the Olympic men's 20km race walk, pulling ahead of the pack in the final stages, with Ireland's David Kenny finishing in 29th place.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Natalya Coyle duels with Xiaonan Zhang of China

Tokyo 2020: Coyle lies third in modern pentathlon

Natalya Coyle made a dream start to her third Olympic Games to occupy third spot in the modern pentathlon after the fencing round.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Kellie's parents Yvonne and Christy Harrington spoke to RTÉ this morning (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Tokyo 2020: Portland Row gripped by 'Olympic fever'

Kellie Harrington's family have been so blown away by her Olympic boxing success that even the family dog has been treated for shock.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Sudaporn Seesondee raises Kellie Harrington's arm aloft in victory

Tokyo 2020: Harrington going for gold after semi win

Kellie Harrington will fight for a gold medal on Sunday morning after securing at least an Olympic silver, courtesy of an accomplished lightweight semi-final victory over Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Stephanie Meadow shot six birdies and one bogey during an excellent second round

Tokyo 2020: Meadow and Maguire stay in medal contention

Ireland's Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are tied for 11th place on four under par after the Irish duo shot second rounds of 66 and 67 respectively in the golf competition at the Tokyo Olympics. impressive second rounds at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Day 13 recap

Tokyo 2020 continued on day 13, with a number of Irish athletes in action, including Kellie Harrington who advanced to the 60kg lightweight final. See how it all unfolded here.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

The Canadian became the first Olympic 200m champion since Usain Bolt

Tokyo 2020: De Grasse claims 200m gold for Canada

Canada's Andre De Grasse won the men's 200 metres gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a scorching time of 19.62 seconds, a national record.

Olympics • 15 Aug 21