Two of Ireland’s show jumpers – Shane Sweetnam (riding James Kaan Cruz) and Daniel Coyle (riding Legacy) missed out in the battle for Olympic medals at the individual jumping final in Versailles.
Irish athletes were back on the track this morning as Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan get their championships underway in the heats of the Women’s 1500m with both finishing seventh in their heats to miss out on automatic qualification for the semi-finals and drop into the repechage. Spare a thought today for European champion Ciara Mageean after her withdrawal due to a chronic Achilles tendon issue.
Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker missed out on qualification for the women’s 400m finishing third and second respectively in their repechage heats.
All eyes will be on tonight's women’s lightweight (60kg) Olympic final, where Kellie Harrington looks to retain her Olympic title against China’s Wenlu Yang at 10.06pm.
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Jake Passmore 21st for Ireland and out of men's 3m springboard The 19-year-old diver was in contention, 11th after a strong first four dives but he ultimately finishes outside the top eighteen at the Acquatic centre. It's not enough to reach the semi-finals of his first Olympic games. "I know my dives could have been better. I'm not sure where I could have improved, but I will look back on it over the next couple of weeks," he said after. "Hoping to get a couple more of these big events under my belt and to improve,' he added.
Brave 2nd place finish for Sophie Becker who goes down swinging A brave, aggressive performance from the Wexford woman backing herself with a strong start to her heat of the women's 400m repechage. In contention for the automatic first place finish around the bend, she was eventually passed by the American trials champion Kendall Ellis - no shame in that - but kept on gallantly up the home straight finishing just outside her PB in 51.28. It's not enough for the fastest loser spot but it's a brilliant run from the Irish woman. Along with Mawdsley and co. she'll now look ahead to the relay where this kind of form bodes well.
Medal dream comes to an end for Ireland's show-jumpers It all unravelled in the closing stages for Daniel Coyle and Legacy, picking up sixteen faults in a damaging finale, retiring before the last jump. It was going perfectly for the Derry man competing in his first Olympics, looking good for a clear round and a place in the jump-off but things went awry late on. Desperately unlucky for Coyle and Legacy but still a stellar week from a pair who recorded three clear rounds having previously been foot perfect at the Chateau de Versailles. Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz were next out on the track accumulating 12 faults earlier on in their round, finishing in 22nd place bringing Ireland's medal dream to an end. Only three out of the thirty qualifiers managed clear rounds pointing to the course's high level of difficulty. The Irish weren't the only ones coming unstuck. The jump-off is now taking place between that successful trio, the German, Swiss and Dutch entrants.
3rd place finish for Sharlene Mawdsley as her 400m campaign comes to an end She was some four tenths of a second slower than her time in the first round yesterday, finishing in third place in her repechage round in 51.18.
Sarah Healy falls over the line in agonising finish That's cruel for Healy, who finishes in seventh one spot outside of automatic qualification for the semi-final. The Dubliner imposed herself on a fast-paced race but it's not enough as she ties up noticeably on the home straight getting pipped on the line for sixth place. The Dubliner has had a string of major championship disappointments in the past but came into these games in great form. She did everything right in her best big day performance to date but the end result is again one of disappointment as she falls over the line. Ethiopia star Diribe Welteji won the heat comfortably in 3.59.73 with Great Britain's Georgia Bell in second. Healy was seventh in 4.02.91, nabbed late on by New Zealand's Maia Ramsden. Like team-mate O'Sullivan, she also heads for tomorrow's repechage heats. Interestingly, world record holder Faith Kipyegon was fourth in the heat having been surprisingly beaten in the 5000m final last night. She doesn't appear to be at her very best this week though time will tell if she can defend her crown.
Sophie O'Sullivan just misses out on automatic Q in 1500m heats despite PB That was desperately unlucky for O'Sullivan who left everything on the track, finishing one place outside of the automatic qualifying spots in seventh. An unfortunate tangle with Japanese athlete Tanaka curtailed O'Sullivan's efforts at a crucial time of the race with 150 metres to go. But O'Sullivan battled gamely giving herself a chance down the home straight, eventually missing out by one spot. She was frustrated on the finish line but after enduring a difficult spring of injuries, a PB of 4.00.23 is a positive showing from the 22-year-old who will look to tomorrow's repechage rounds now. At the front of the pack, Gudaf Tsegay put the disappointment of a controversial 5000m tangle with Faith Kipyegon behind her to win the heat with Great Britain's Laura Muir just behind in second.
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Irish timetable for Tuesday: Diving: Equestrian:
Athletics:
9.05am: Sophie O’Sullivan (Women’s 1500m heat 1)
9.17am: Sarah Healy (Women’s 1500m heat 2)
10.20am: Sharlene Mawdsley (Women's 400m repechage heat 1)
10.44am: Sophie Becker (Women's 400m repechage heat 4)
Sailing:
2.43pm: Finn Lynch (Men’s Dinghy medal race) - DELAYED
Track Cycling:
4.20pm Mia Griffin, Alice Sharpe, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie and Erin Creighton (Women’s Team Pursuit qualifying)
Boxing:
10.06pm Kellie Harrington (IRE) v Wenlu Yang (CHN) (Women’s 60kg final)
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Mia Griffin starts at the front with Kelly Murphy slotting in at the back of the four-woman team.
A time inside 4.12.000 seconds would put Team Ireland in with a great chance of qualifying.
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Team Japan clock an impressive time of 4.13.818 seconds. It was a very fast circuit, albeit the four cyclists looked a little disjointed at times.
Team Ireland are making their way to the track as we speak!
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Team Japan have just got underway at the Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome for this Team Pursuit qualifying.
The athletes will clock up 4000 metres or 4 kilometres which is a total of 16 laps of the velodrome track. The faster the time, the better placed the team is to qualify.
Ireland's cyclists will follow shortly as the second team to race of the 10 competing. The event is seeded, therefore Ireland come into this event as the 9th seeds.
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A really interesting bunch of athletes representing Team Ireland in this pursuit:
Mia Griffin, 25, from Glenmore in County Kilkenny cycles for Belgian-based Irish cycling team IBCT.
Alice Sharpe, 30, was born in Munich, Germany, but grew up in Cambridge, England. She represents Ireland through her father from Belfast.
Kelly Murphy, 34, is London born, however she grew up in a strong Irish community with both her parents from Counties Dublin and Roscommon.
Lara Gillespie, 23, hails from County Wicklow and cycles for U.A.E team ADQ.
Erin Creighton, 19, is the youngest of the five from Belfast, County Antrim.
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Not long now until Team Ireland's Cycling Pursuit team gets started at the Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.
Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie, Erin Creighton, Alice Sharpe, and Mia Griffin will fly the flag and be the second team up on the indoor track.
There are 10 teams competing in this qualifier in total. The eight fastest teams will qualify and be matched in the First Round as follows: 6th fastest vs 7th fastest; 5th fastest vs 8th fastest; 2nd fastest vs 3rd fastest; The fastest team vs the 4th fastest team.
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A remarkable Men's Basketball quarter-final has just come to an end: Serbia 95 - Australia 90
This thrilling battle on the court required overtime to decide its outcome. Nikola Jokic of NBA fame made it count when it mattered most by draining a fine three-pointer with 20 seconds of time remaining. Bogdanovic also sank a couple of free throws to seal victory. Australia left it all on the court with a final flurry, but it is Serbia who progress to the semi-finals.
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The track cycling team of Mia Griffin, Alice Sharpe, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie and Erin Creighton will make history today as Ireland's first team pursuit squad to compete at the Olympic games.
"At 4.30 today in south-west Paris, a seven-year journey will reach its conclusion before a pedal has even turned at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome," writes Ciaran Lennon in his preview.
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The latest from the Marseille Marina is that the boats have come ashore waiting for wind ahead of the women's dinghy medal race. That was due to begin at 1.43pm this afternoon, indicating that Finn Lynch's final (due to take place an hour later) still faces a long delay.
More updates as they come.
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Kellie Harrington is looking to make history tonight as the first Irish boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. The whole country will be behind her as she takes on Yang Wenlu of China in the 60kg decider. The Dubliner overcame Beatriz Ferreira with an impeccable showing in her semi-final. Can she take the final step tonight, winning Ireland's fourth gold medal of these games?
Sean McGoldrick previews the big fight here:
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Thomas and Alfred set for epic duel in 200m finalTokyo bronze medallist Gabby Thomas is tipped to upgrade to gold in the women's 200m but she'll have her work cut out to beat Julien Alfred, the Caribbean sprinter from the island of Saint Lucia.
Alfred won gold in the 100m on Saturday night and also impressed in the 200m semi-finals. Interestingly, she is coached by Edrick Floreal who is also the coach of Rhasidat Adeleke.
The women's 200m final takes place at 8.40pm tonight.
Pre-race-fav. Getty Images.
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In a league of their own
She's been one of the stars of the show so far taking down the Americans in the final leg of the mixed relay and Dutch dynamo Femke Bol is back on the track tonight.
Her duel with world record holder Sydney McLaughlin Levrone is bound to be the race of the tournament in the 400m hurdles. They're kept apart in tonight's semi-finals which take to the Stade de France at 7.07pm, simmering before the boil of Thursday night's final.
League of their own. Getty Images.
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Still no sign of the women's dinghy medal race beginning which hints at another long delay for Finn Lynch.
Due for a 2.43pm start, he and his fellow competitors in the men's dinghy medal race are will be waiting once again at the Marseille Marina.
We'll keep you posted but it could be quite a while away yet.
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Both Sophie Becker and Sharlene Mawdsley exited the 400m at the repechage stage and it was a particularly promising run from Becker who ran one of her fastest ever times, finishing second behind the US Champion.
They are now looking ahead to the 4x400m relay, beginning on Friday.
Cathal Dennehy has all the details from the Stade de France.
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Ireland's Jack Passmore in action during the 3m springboard where he finished 21st, narrowly outside the qualifying positions this morning.
Upside-down. Sportsfile.
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Carlow sailor Finn Lynch is due to be in action in the medal race of the men's dinghy at 2.43pm but that now looks like it will be delayed because of light winds.
The women's decider was fixed for 1.43 but hasn't started yet due to the conditions. The story of the week from a sailing perspective where it's been very stop-start.
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The women's Olympic golf tournament begins on Wednesday morning with Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow leading the Irish challenge.
"I think we're very fortunate to come from a country that there's a huge sense of camaraderie amongst the Irish team," Maguire said ahead of tomorrow's round.
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The countdown begins...
The star turn of the night from an Irish perspective is undoubtedly Kellie Harrington's gold medal bout with China's Wenlu Yang.
'Never in her wildest dreams did Kellie Harrington imagine fighting for an Olympic gold medal in the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe Chatrier, the centre court at Roland Garros,' writes Sean McGoldrick in his preview.
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Leona Maguire will lead the Irish charge in the women's golf tournament which begins tomorrow. She was out on her practice round on Le Golf National this morning.
Practice round. Sportsfile.
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Wexford's Sophie Becker bowed out of the 400m in the repechage but she looks back on her second place finish with pride, and looks ahead to the 4x400m relay where Ireland have a big chance.
