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Shane Ryan ended his Olympics on a positive note

Tokyo 2020: Ryan breaks Irish record in 100m butterfly

Shane Ryan set a new Irish record as he finished fourth in the 100m butterfly heats at the Tokyo Olympics.

Rory McIlroy said he understood the heavy burden on Simone Biles

Tokyo 2020: McIlroy backs withdrawal decision by Biles

US gymnast Simone Biles did the right thing by withdrawing from events at the Tokyo Olympics if she was not in the right frame of mind to compete, former world golf number one Rory McIlroy has said.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Caeleb Dressel celebrates his victory in the men's 100m freestyle final

Tokyo 2020: Dressel takes marquee 100m freestyle for US

Caeleb Dressel won the blue riband men's 100m freestyle as the United States celebrated two gold medals in the Tokyo pool on Thursday, while China's women responded with two golds, and a world record, of their own.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Shane Lowry is seven shots behind the leader

Tokyo 2020: McIlroy and Lowry chasing Austria's Straka

Rory McIllroy and Shane Lowry carded rounds of 69 and 70 after the first round of the strokeplay tournament at Tokyo 2020, with Austria's Sepp Straka leading the way on 63.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Olympic gold medals are at least 92.5% silver

What exactly goes into an Olympic gold medal?

They are the most coveted little disks in world sport, but all that glitters is not exactly solid gold.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Irish 49er pair disqualified from two races

Sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, along with Brazil's pair, have been disqualified from Races 5 and 6 in the 49er class at Tokyo 2020 as a result of the trapeze harness worn by the crew weighing more than the required 2kg.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Derek Burnett couldn't make up the ground he lost on day one of the competition

Tokyo 2020: Burnett fails to make Trap shoot final

Ireland's Derek Burnett finished in 26th position in the Trap men's qualification, missing out on a place in the final.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Tokyo 2020: Kendricks hit by Covid - Aussies isolate

American double world champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has been ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for Covid, leading to members of the Australian team being put into isolation on Thursday.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

(L-R) Fintan McCarthy's mother Sue, father Tom, sister Kate and twin brother Jake toast his victory

Tokyo 2020: Champagne time for proud McCarthy family

Fintan McCarthy's mother Sue, father Tom, sister Kate and twin brother Jake were over the moon with his triumph in the wee small hours of the morning.

Rowing • 29 Jul 21

Fintan McCarty (l) and Paul O'Donovan have made history

Tokyo 2020: Meet gold medallists O'Donovan and McCarthy

Get to know Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan, who rowed into the history books overnight, becoming the first Irish rowers to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Ben Fletcher made a quick recovery after surgery to make the Games

Tokyo 2020: Narrow defeat for Fletcher in 100kg bout

Ireland's judo competitor Ben Fletcher has been beaten by Mukhammadkarim Khurramov of Uzbekistan in his round of 32 100kg fight at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Fintan McCarthy, left, and Paul O'Donovan celebrate their gold medal

Tokyo 2020: Gold for O'Donovan and McCarthy

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy wrote their names into the history books with a stirring victory in the men's lightweight double sculls final.

Olympics • 15 Aug 21

Zaur Antia and Billy Walsh are now in opposite corners

Tokyo 2020: Walsh and Antia pit wits against each other

Kurt Walker's upset win over gold medal favourite and world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov has ensured a clash of two of the best minds in Irish boxing, past and the present.

Boxing • 28 Jul 21

The Irish duo of Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan will be hoping to take home a medal in the lightweight double sculls

Tokyo 2020: Irish in action on Day 6

It could be one of those nights where you're better off staying up rather than setting the alarm early, as the very impressive duo of Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy compete in the lightweight double sculls final just before 2am.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Nhat Nguyen produced a battling performance against Wang Tzu-wei

Tokyo 2020: Nguyen goes down fighting against Wang

Ireland's Nhat Nguyen bowed out of the Olympics after losing a three-game thriller against 10th seed Wang Tzu-wei.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Mona McSharry leaves the Games with a whole host of positives

Tokyo 2020: McSharry just misses out on semi-final spot

Mona McSharry lowered her own Irish record in the heats of the 200m breaststroke, but her Games came to an end as she narrowly failed to advance to the semi-finals. The Sligo swimmer can now look forward to letting her hair down – literally and figuratively – after an Olympic debut to savour.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

The Castlerea boxer just didn't deliver enough clean punches

Tokyo 2020: O'Rourke loses out to Chinese opponent

There was disappointment on her Olympics debut for Aoife O'Rourke as she lost out on a unanimous decision to China's Qian Li in their round of 16 middleweight bout.

Boxing • 15 Aug 21

Less volunteers working at the Games has led to a surplus of food after too much has been ordered by organisers

Tokyo 2020: Games organisers apologise for food waste

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have apologised for ordering too much food for their staff during the opening ceremony and letting it go to waste after videos of trucks carting off boxes of uneaten food went viral online.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Former international ski jumper Roglic claimed gold for Slovenia

Tokyo 2020: Roche 28th as Roglic claims cycling gold

Primoz Roglic claimed Slovenia's first-ever Olympic cycling gold medal with a perfectly-executed ride in the road time trial to dominate the field by a minute on Wednesday.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

The victorious quartet (l-r) of Emily Hegarty, Fiona Murtagh, Eimear Lambe and Aifric Keogh

Tokyo 2020: Meet the rowing bronze medallists

History was made in Tokyo on Wednesday as the Women's Four became the first female Irish athletes to win Olympic rowing medals.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

51-year-old Derek Burnett is competing in his fifth Olympics

Tokyo 2020: Burnett ends day one of Trap Shoot in 25th

Ireland's Derek Burnett is in 25th place after the first day of the Trap Shoot competition.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

The Irish team celebrate after their third place finish

Tokyo 2020: Medal win hasn't sunk in for family at home

The father of one of Ireland bronze medal winning rowers has said it hasn't really sunk in yet after watching his daughter and her team-mates stage a late comeback to take their place on the podium.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

USA Gymnastics said Simone Biles is yet to decide whether to withdraw from her four individual finals

Tokyo 2020: Biles withdraws from all-around final

US gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday's women's all-around final, USA Gymnastics has confirmed.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

The Irish failed to find any momentum in the tournament

Tokyo 2020: Ireland 7s finish with loss to Kenya

It was certainly a case of revenge is sweet for Kenya on Wednesday as they won out 22-0 over Ireland's Rugby Sevens squad in the 9-10th place clash at the Tokyo Stadium.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Siobhan Haughey won Hong Kong's first swimming medal

Tokyo 2020: Haughey makes history for Hong Kong

Siobhan Haughey – the grandniece of former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey – won Hong Kong's first Olympic swimming medal by taking silver in the 200m freestyle on Wednesday and said she hoped her achievement in Tokyo would inspire the next generation of Olympians back home.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020: Ryan breaks Irish record in 100m butterfly

Tokyo 2020: McIlroy backs withdrawal decision by Biles

Tokyo 2020: Dressel takes marquee 100m freestyle for US

Tokyo 2020: McIlroy and Lowry chasing Austria's Straka

What exactly goes into an Olympic gold medal?

Tokyo 2020: Irish 49er pair disqualified from two races

Tokyo 2020: Burnett fails to make Trap shoot final

Tokyo 2020: Kendricks hit by Covid - Aussies isolate

Tokyo 2020: Champagne time for proud McCarthy family

Tokyo 2020: Meet gold medallists O'Donovan and McCarthy

Tokyo 2020: Narrow defeat for Fletcher in 100kg bout

Tokyo 2020: Gold for O'Donovan and McCarthy

Tokyo 2020: Walsh and Antia pit wits against each other

Tokyo 2020: Irish in action on Day 6

Tokyo 2020: Nguyen goes down fighting against Wang

Tokyo 2020: McSharry just misses out on semi-final spot

Tokyo 2020: O'Rourke loses out to Chinese opponent

Tokyo 2020: Games organisers apologise for food waste

Tokyo 2020: Roche 28th as Roglic claims cycling gold

Tokyo 2020: Meet the rowing bronze medallists

Tokyo 2020: Burnett ends day one of Trap Shoot in 25th

Tokyo 2020: Medal win hasn't sunk in for family at home

Tokyo 2020: Biles withdraws from all-around final

Tokyo 2020: Ireland 7s finish with loss to Kenya

Tokyo 2020: Haughey makes history for Hong Kong

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