Turner and Ní Riain Show Form in Finals
Laois star Nicole Turner (19) lowered her personal best twice in the same day when she finished eighth, in a new lifetime best of 35:29 seconds, in the S6 50m freestyle final. Limerick’s Roisin Ni Riain (16) made a sensational Paralympic debut by knocking almost three seconds off her personal best by finishing third […]
Timothy Pride in PB Smashing Debut
Irish cyclist Richael Timothy launched Ireland’s Paralympics cycling campaign this morning shaving 14 seconds off her personal best. Richael was up against Austrian rider Yvonne Marzinke in the C1-3 3000 metre pursuit race at the Izu Velodrome near Shizouka in Japan. Richael went out hard, sprinting out of the saddle and straight into the […]
Ireland’s Paralympics Swimmers all Set Personal Bests
Ireland’s ultra-talented swimming team got their 2020 Paralympics off to a flying start as Nicole Turner and Roisin Ni Riain both made finals with their first swims and Barry McClements was just one place short of joining them. All three swam personal bests and Limerick 16-year-old Ni Riain really underlined what an exciting prospect she […]
Debut’s and Personal Bests for Team Ireland on Day 1
It was a morning of debuts and personal bests for the first Team Ireland members in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The first action was in the swimming at Tokyo Aquatics Centre where Barry McClements became the first Irish athlete to compete at Tokyo 2020. McClements first event was the S9 400m […]
