Medal haul continues for Katie George Dunlevy & Linda Kelly winning silver in Women’s B Road Race
Katie George Dunlevy’s medal haul continued today winning silver with pilot, Linda Kelly, in the Women’s B Road Race. Katie-George Dunlevy & pilot Linda Kelly held a narrow lead ahead of Great Britain’s Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl until the final lap, missing out on gold by just 3 seconds. “I wanted to win the gold […]
Fourth place for Róisín Ní Riain in 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
Róisín Ní Riain brought her Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to a close with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final, finishing in a time of 1:19.16. Ní Riain started the race quickest, taking off the blocks first, she continued to battle through the water throughout the race taking the first 50-metres out […]
Róisín Ní Riain earns her place in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Final
With silver and bronze medals in her back pocket, Róisín Ní Riain was donning the Irish swim cap once again this morning for the 100m Breaststroke SB13 Heat. The National Centre (Limerick) swimmer headed to the La Défense blocks with the third-fastest entry time, just behind Tokyo silver and bronze medallists Rebecca Redfern (Team […]
Katie George Dunlevy piloted by Linda Kelly strikes Gold in the Para Cycling road race B Time Trial
Katie George Dunlevy has struck gold in the Para Cycling road race, B Time Trial. Adding to her bronze medal, Katie George, piloted by Linda Kelly put in a fantastic stint on the bike, covering 28.3km in a time of 38.16.58. When asked could she put into words how she was feeling Katie George laughed and […]
Two Bronze Medals within minutes for Team Ireland on day six of Paralympic Games
In a matter of five minutes, Team Ireland doubled their medal tally at the Paralympic Games in Paris this evening when both Róisín Ní Riain and Orla Comerford won bronze in their respective events. Róisín Ní Riain continues to shine in the City of Light, adding a second medal to her Paris 2024 campaign. The […]
Five Team Ireland athletes qualify for Finals in bumper morning of competition
Five Team Ireland athletes across Para Swimming and Para Athletics have qualified for Finals. In the pool Barry McClements was in action in the S9 100m Backstroke Heat and got Team Ireland to a great start with a fourth-place finish in a time of 1.05.35 and qualifying for the final. His final takes place this […]
New Lifetime best and 6th place finish for Deaten Registe in SB14 100m Breaststroke Final
This evening in Paris, Deaten Registe competed on the Paralympic Games final stage for the first time in his career, finishing in sixth in the world, setting a new lifetime best of 1:07.82 in the SB14 100m Breaststroke Final. The Lisburn City swimmer, who’s first outing on the international scene came just last April, showed […]
Sixth and eighth place for MacCombe sisters in PTVI Para Triathlon
On day five of competition, in the PTVI Para Triathlon, Team Ireland athletes put on an impressive display with sisters Chloe and Judith MacCombe, along with their guides Catherine Sands and Eimear Nicholls coming in sixth and eighth place respectively. Chloe MacCombe guided by Catherine Sands put in a determined performance to secure 6th place […]
Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal win silver in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit
Katie George Dunlevy, piloted by Eve McCrystal put in an exceptional performance to win silver in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit with a time of 3:21.315 today, on what is the final day of track cycling action at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Paris. Eve McCrystal reflected on the range of emotions they have experienced in […]
New European record for Greta Streimikyte in the T13 1500m Final
Greta Streimikyte knocked a second off her own European record yet was still just outside the medals in a thrilling T13 1500m final at a packed Stade de France. The UCD AC star threw down the gauntlet to the field in the first lap and was second when they went through the first 400m in […]
Two Irish records smashed in Para Cycling (track) this morning
Team Ireland was on fire this morning at the Para Cycling track at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome with two new Irish records on day three of the Paralympic Games. Ronan Grimes smashed his second Irish record of these Games. This time, the new record came in the Men’s C4 4000m Individual Pursuit qualifier with a time of 4:28.859. […]
Róisín Ní Riain’s silver medal amongst a number of great Team Ireland performances this afternoon in Paris
Róisín Ní Riain’s stunning Paralympic silver medal in the final of the Women’s S13 100m Backstroke was one of a number of great performances by Team Ireland this afternoon. Ní Riain stormed to second place in a time of 1:07.27 to win her maiden Paralympic medal. She said after the race, “I’m delighted with […]
