OlympicIRL 4,771 Posted July 6, 2021 Author #131 Share Posted July 6, 2021 OLYMPIC TEAM UPDATE The Irish men's rugby sevens team for the upcoming Olympic Games has been named (including 12 team members and an additional reserve): Jordan Conroy Billy Dardis Ian Fitzpatrick Foster Horan Jack Kelly Terry Kennedy Adam Leavy Hugo Lennox Harry McNulty Gavin Mullin Greg O’Shea Mark Roche Bryan Mollen - Reserve Ireland Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team IRELAND 115 athletes 60 men athletes 55 women athletes 66 events 20 sports MENS RUGBY SEVENS TEAM (12 members and 1 reserve): 12 RUGBY SEVENS NAME QUALIFICATION Men's Tournament CONROY Jordan Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Winner 12 athletes DARDIS Billy FITZPATRICK Ian HORAN Foster KELLY Jack KENNEDY Terry LEAVY Adam LENNOX Hugo McNULTY Harry MULLIN Gavin O'SHEA Greg ROCHE Mark MOLLEN Ryan (reserve) The full qualification tracker can be found here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted July 7, 2021 #132 Share Posted July 7, 2021 9 swimmers officially selected. Looks like they've used the relay team to get Brendan Hyland into the butterfly event. Shane Ryan listed as a relay participant too. Only 2 relay only swimmers https://olympics.ie/team-ireland-swimming-team-announced/ Others including McSharry, Wiffen and Walshe can swim their 2nd event too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,771 Posted July 7, 2021 Author #133 Share Posted July 7, 2021 QUALIFICATION UPDATE Swim Ireland today announced a team of 9 swimmers to represent Ireland at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Joining the 6 already selected swimmers will be Brendan Hyland, who received an OST invitation from FINA. Swim Ireland confirmed that this invitation proved crucial in ensuring that Ireland could field a men's 4x200m freestyle relay team because per rules a nation may only enter 2 relay-only swimmers in the event. It is for this reason that Swim Ireland approved Brendan Hyland's invite, contrary to the usual policy position of refusing such invitations. The two relay-only swimmers have been named as Jack McMillan and Finn McGeever. In addition, some of the OQT swimmers on the team have been approved to swim in a second event in which they had achieved the OST standard. Full details of the events the Irish team will participate in can be found below. That means we now have secured 116 athlete quotas (61 men and 55 women) with representatives in 72 events, across 20 different sports. Ireland Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team IRELAND 116 athletes 61 men athletes 55 women athletes 72 events 20 sports SWIMMING QUALIFIERS: 9 SWIMMING NAME QUALIFICATION Men's 800m Freestyle WIFFIN, Daniel By OQT Entry Standard Men's 1500m Freestyle WIFFIN, Daniel By OST Entry Standard Men's 100m Backstroke RYAN Shane By OQT Entry Standard Men's 100m Breaststroke GREENE Darragh By OQT Entry Standard Men's 200m Breaststroke GREENE Darragh By OQT Entry Standard Men's 100m Butterfly RYAN Shane By OST Entry Standard Men's 200m Butterfly HYLAND Brendan By OST Entry Standard Women's 50m Freestyle HILL Danielle By OST Entry Standard Women's 100m Backstroke HILL Danielle By OQT Entry Standard Women's 100m Breaststroke McSHARRY Mona By OQT Entry Standard Women's 200m Breaststroke McSHARRY Mona By OST Entry Standard Women's 100m Butterfly WALSHE Ellen By OST Entry Standard Women's 200m Individual Medley WALSHE Ellen By OQT Entry Standard Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay HYLAND Brendan FINA World Rankings, 4th Wildcard Spot McGEEVER Finn McMILLAN Jack RYAN Shane The full qualification tracker can be found here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted July 8, 2021 #134 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Derek Burnett officially selected in men's trap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldira 76 Posted July 8, 2021 #135 Share Posted July 8, 2021 47 minutes ago, dodge said: Derek Burnett officially selected in men's trap Thats a surprise. Really thought they would select Ian O'Sullivan. Disappointed in that to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted July 8, 2021 #136 Share Posted July 8, 2021 O'Sullivan hasn't really developed in the senior ranks though. He wasn't close to qualify on his own merits. Now clearly I'm no expert but perhaps the internal qualification wouldn't allow it either Oldira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted July 8, 2021 #137 Share Posted July 8, 2021 There’s the athletics team. So I think we are done now. Leon Reid included. No Adeleke in the relay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,771 Posted July 8, 2021 Author #138 Share Posted July 8, 2021 QUALIFICATION UPDATE Athletics Ireland today announced their finalised team of 25 athletes and 2 alternates who will represent Ireland at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The selection confirmed Leon Reid's participation in the men's 200m which had been in doubt. It also settled the matter of the mixed relay team nominations with Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Cillin Greene, Chris O'Donnell, Robert McDonnell and Cliodhna Manning named as members of the relay squad. Meanwhile, Olympic veteran Derek Burnett has been officially nominated to represent Ireland in the men's trap shooting event in Tokyo. It will be the 51-year-old's fifth Olympic Games, having competed previously in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. He equals the record of most Olympic Games appearances by an Irish athlete, currently held jointly by Olympic medalists Robert Heffernan (athletics) and David Wilkinson (sailing). That means we now have secured 116 athlete quotas (62 men and 56 women) with representatives in 72 events, across 20 different sports. Ireland Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team IRELAND 116 athletes 61 men athletes 55 women athletes 72 events 20 sports ATHLETICS QUALIFIERS: 27 ATHLETICS NAME QUALIFICATION Men's 200m REID Leon By World Ranking LAWLER Marcus Men's 800m ENGLISH Mark By Entry Standard Men's 1500m COSCORAN Andrew By World Ranking Men's 400m Hurdles BARR Thomas By Entry Standard Men's 20km Race Walk WRIGHT Alex By Entry Standard KENNY David By World Ranking Men's 50km Race Walk BOYCE Brendan By Entry Standard WRIGHT Alex By World Ranking Men's Marathon SCULLION Stephen By Entry Standard SEAWARD Kevin By Entry Standard POLLOCK Paul By Entry Standard Women's 200m HEALY Phil By World Ranking Women's 400m HEALY Phil By World Ranking Women's 800m POWER Nadia By World Ranking CLÉIRIGH-BUTTNER Síofra SHANAHAN Louise Women's 1500m MAGEEAN Ciara By Entry Standard HEALY Sarah By World Ranking Women's 100m Hurdles LAVAN Sarah By World Ranking Women's 3000m Steeplechase FINN Michelle By Entry Standard FLANAGAN Eilish By World Ranking Women's Marathon McCORMACK Fionnuala By Entry Standard COOKE Aoife By Entry Standard Mixed 4x400m Relay GREENE Cillin 2021 World Athletics Relays, 7th Place O'DONNELL Chris HEALY Phil BECKER Sophie McDONNELL Robert MANNING Cliodhna 1 SHOOTING NAME QUALIFICATION Men's Trap BURNETT Derek By MQS The full qualification tracker can be found here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 705 Posted July 8, 2021 #139 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just replied in the other thread. They’ve said it’s a squad of 25 with 22 names as individuals So the relay team is Healy + 3 (and 2 alternates). Suspect they’ve left it like that deliberately… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,771 Posted July 8, 2021 Author #140 Share Posted July 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, dodge said: Just replied in the other thread. They’ve said it’s a squad of 25 with 22 names as individuals So the relay team is Healy + 3 (and 2 alternates). Suspect they’ve left it like that deliberately… Yes just saw your reply. Well on this thread we will stick to what the OFI are counting and I will bring the athletics quotas back to 25. Meanwhile Nhat Nguyen has learned his group for the men's singles badminton. He is in Group F with number 10 seed Wang Tzu Wei and Niluka Karunaratne. Not a bad draw for him and hopefully he can get a victory under his belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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