OlympicIRL

This didn't age well https://www.horsesportireland.ie/independent-arbitrator-finds-in-favour-of-horse-sport-ireland/

Looks like the dream is over again https://www.horsesportireland.ie/independent-arbitrator-finds-in-favour-of-horse-sport-ireland/

Mark English just broke the Irish NR for men's 800m which has been held by Dave Matthews since 1995. What a night for him

QUALIFICATION UPDATE Mark English did it!! He is on the plane to Tokyo after running 1:44.71 mins over 800m in Spain this evening! Phew! He gets the A standard just in the nick of time . But not only that, he broke the long-standing Irish record for the men's 800m which has stood since 1995. Congrats Mark That means we now have secured 102 athlete quotas (55 men and 47 women) with representatives in 58 events, across 20 different sports. Ireland Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team IRELAND 102 athletes 55 men athletes 47 women athletes 58 events 20 sports NEW QUALIFIER: 1 ATHLETICS NAME QUALIFICATION Men's 800m ENGLISH Mark By Entry Standard The full qualification tracker can be found here:

By the way I see it quoted in this article and in eurodressage that it is still questionable whether the Irish will get a slot now since that quota went to Belgium and the deadline has passed.

What a mess. The only people who should be ashamed here is the selectors (i.e. Johann Hinnemann). Fair play to the riders for fighting the decision. Even if they will probably finish last . Poor Belgium, I feel sorry for their riders.

It is kind of annoying me though as they aren’t different sports but hey, it sounds better

Probably because on this forum road cycling and track cycling are being counted as different sports and I am just copying the format that’s being used here for all nation pages on the forum:

QUALIFICATION UPDATE Updated after the official confirmation from the FIG that Megan Ryan has received a reallocated quota in women's artistic gymnastics after the withdrawal of North Korea. The OFI have also confirmed that Sam Waddilove and Robert Dickson will sail the men's 49er boat for Ireland at the Olympics after winning the nation quota earlier this year at the Lanzarote International regatta. That means we now have secured 101 athlete quotas (54 men and 47 women) with representatives in 57 events, across 20 different sports. Ireland Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team IRELAND 101 athletes 54 men athletes 47 women athletes 57 events 20 sports NEW QUALIFIER: 1 GYMNASTICS-ARTISTIC NAME QUALIFICATION Women's Individual All-Around RYAN Megan 2019 World Championships - All-Around Qualifications, 95th Place - Received reallocated quota The full qualification tracker can be found here:

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Out: Basketball 3x3 Karate Skateboarding In: Darts (same format as World Cup or similar to that) Bowls Bowling Would love to see squash and snooker there too but I think I would be genuinely more excited by the other 3.

Yes Kate has slipped further down the rankings after the US trials so it’s most unlikely she will make it now. Great to see her entered in the javelin in the Euro U23s as well. I see David Kenny also entered in the men’s 20 walk. It’s likely he will be inside the Olympic ranking quotas. I wonder will Athletics Ireland send him. I imagine they will bring him to the Olympics if he makes the cut.

Yes it’s just a mistake. She seems to be listed on all the women’s lists . It should be 100m of course.

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I see in the Road To Tokyo rankings in lists athlete with universality quota in women's heptathlon but for some reason it is not impacting on the total quotas of 24

I see in women's heptathlon, one Dutch girl has made the qualification standard while 2 other Dutch girls are in the quota positions by ranking. Do you think they will all be sent to Tokyo?

Given the Dutch have set crazy standards for their athletes across all sports, there is a little chance they could turn down a quota. Who knows? They have 1 girl in by standard but 2 other Dutch girls are in the quota places by ranking only. I do believe they will send all 3 but I am curious to see nonetheless. Those 2 girls are 11th and 14th in the overall list so it's highly likely they will be sent.

Oh yes I forgot about that. Though on the coverage of the nationals Derval O’Rourke and Rob Heffernan were talking about 3 places up for grabs for men and women so they confused me as well

Before the world ranking qualifications close on Tuesday night, the following Irish athletes look to be safely inside the quota places and should be on the plane to Tokyo: Leon Reid (Men's 200m - though it’s uncertain yet if he will be selected) David Kenny (Men's 20km Walk) Phil Healy (Women's 200m) Nadia Power (Women's 800m) Sarah Healy (Women's 1500m) Sarah Lavin (Women's 100m Hurdles) Then we have a group of athletes where it is touch and go whether they will make the cut: Marcus Lawler (Men's 200m - not in good form but looking like he might scrape into the quota places, but it will go down to the wire) Mark English (Men's 800m - hanging on to one of the last quota places but has one final chance of getting an Auto Q on Tuesday in Spain) Andrew Coscoran (Men's 1500m - currently in 42nd with only 45 making the cut. He has a last ditch attempt to make the Auto Q in Lucerne on Tuesday but that also means other rivals will also be chasing the Auto Q time. I have a feeling he will just make it but it could go either way) Phil Healy (Women's 400m - obviously not a disaster for her if she doesn't make it since she will have the 200m and the mixed relay to fall back on. She is currently hanging on for a place in the 400m but could be overtaken once the rankings are updated). Síofra Cléirigh-Buttner (Women's 800m) Louise Shanahan (Women's 800m - both Síofra and Louise seem to have edged out their compatriot Georgie Hartigan for the qualifying places but they are far from safe and both were on either side of the cut-off line before this weekend. It's too close to call at the moment. There could be re-allocations which could help their cause if some nations and athletes decline their quota but still it is not going to be clear until the very last moment). There are a couple more with a faint glimmer of home (example: Tobin, Hartigan, O'Connor - needs withdrawals above her) but really I think the remaining quotas will come from the list above. For the mixed 4x400m relay, it looks like Cillín Greene and Chris O'Donnell are odds on to make the team as well as Phil Healy. The other 3 places are still up in the air.

Does anyone know if the Olympics are being broadcast on the Eurosport player in Ireland? @dodge

Looks like it's not just in athletics where there is something fishy going on in qualification meets in this part of the world https://swimswam.com/fina-invalidates-times-posted-at-uzbekistan-open-following-controversy/

dominating this second half!

looking very "dane"gerous now

Tokyo 2020 OBS Intro: @Olympian1010 you can add this to your Olympic intro playlist.

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