Five Paralympic stars nominated for RTÉ Sport Awards 2019 Sportsperson of the Year
Five Irish Paralympic stars were named on the longlist for the RTÉ Sport Awards 2019 Sportsperson of the Year. Katie-George Dunleavy and Eve McCrystal, Jason Smyth, Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner were all nominated for the award on the back of their fantastic sporting achievements in 2019. The winner will be revealed on the awards […]
McKillop Returns with 4th Placed Finish
McKillop Returns with 4th Placed Finish Michael McKillop secured a slot for Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by finishing in the Top 4 in the T38 1500m final in Dubai. David Leavy produced his best ever performance to finish in 9th place overall with a great time of 4:23:86 in the same […]
Greta Streimikyte Finishes in 5th Position in Dubai
Greta Streimikyte finished in 5th place in a gruelling T13 1500m that took place under the full glare of the Dubai sun at 11:00am. It was anticipated to be a tactical race but Moroccan athlete, Fatima El Idrissi, surprised the field when she pushed the pace of the race in the 2nd lap and […]
Smyth is World Champion for the 8th Time
Jason Smyth has retained his World Para Athletics Championship with a blistering performance in the T13 100m final. This is Jason’s 8th World Championships win and 18th Major Championship win for a man that has never been beaten a major Paralympic Championship. Jordan Lee was the other Irish athlete that was in competition this afternoon […]
Smyth Breezes Through to Final
Jason Smyth has progressed through to the Final of the T13 100 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships with relative ease as he won his heat with a time of 10:84. Jason, who holds the world record for this event and has never been beaten in Para Athletics event, was comfortable throughout and […]
McCarthy Wins World Championship Bronze for Ireland
Niamh McCarthy secured the first medal for Team Ireland at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai this afternoon. McCarthy had a tense wait to find out if her throw of 29.70 metres would be enough to secure the medal but she was not to be denied and can now look forward to picking up […]
Lee Finishes 6th in 100m Heat
Alex Lee was the sole Irish athlete in action on Day 4 of the World Para Athletics Championships as he competed in the Heats of the T64 100 metres. Alex, who is competing in his first ever World Championships, produced a good performance to finish in 6th place in his heat with a time of […]
Barry Finishes 7th in the World
An incredible level of competition left Orla Barry with a mountain to climb before her first throw as the athlete that immediately preceded her, Nassima Saifi, broke the 4 year old World Record twice in her 6 throws. The best of Orla’s 6 efforts in the Discus, 27:46m, meant that she finished seventh overall and […]
Lee Finishes 5th in Major Championships Debut
Alex Lee has finished 5th in this Heat in the T64 400m at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai this evening. The Galway sprinter, who officially became Ireland’s first ever ‘blade runner’ ran a time of 25:22 which was just 3 tenths of a second off his best ever time in the event. […]
7th Place for McIlveen in Dubai
Conor McIlveen finished in 7th place in his heat this evening as Team Ireland’s World Para Athletics Championships got underway. McIlveen was the first of the Irish athletes to see action at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai today as he competed in the men’s 400m T38 Heat this evening in the searing […]
Team Ireland to Depart for World Para Athletics Championships
The 11 person strong Para Athletics team will depart tomorrow morning from Dublin Airport as they travel to Dubai to compete in the World Para Athletics Championships which, for the Irish team, will get underway on Thursday, November 7th. Places at Tokyo 2020 are at stake in Dubai as athletes that finish in the Top […]
Disappointment for Judge in China
Colin Judge came into the Para Table Tennis China Open hoping to improve on his current rank of world number 17 but he was handed a very tough draw and, ultimately, that proved his undoing as he exited the singles competition at the group stage. It was a familiar foe for Colin in his first […]
