# Olympics
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twist of fate
The CAO mix-up that saw an Olympic-bound Irish star become an engineer for a top Indy racing team
12 Nov 2020
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Boxing
'I need to keep doing things for my own head, for my mental state of mind'
25 Aug 2020
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danger
Irish sprinter Brian Gregan on how his Olympic dream became an unhealthy obsession
25 Aug 2020
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black lives matter
'It takes away from your focus' - Coghlan on the potential cost of protesting for Olympic athletes
1 Jul 2020
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Challenge
'It's brought people together' - The world champion boxer working in a hospital during the pandemic
4 Jun 2020
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dreams
How a 16-year-old with no boxing experience went from idolising Katie Taylor to competing with her
17 May 2020
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Thomas Barr
Olympics with no crowds, not recognising Wozniacki in Rio and 'a weird hatred of bananas'
5 May 2020
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tokyo drift
Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over, says Games chief
28 Apr 2020
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Pull Like A dog
'Self-isolating is what we're used to' - Life as normal for O'Donovan brothers in scenic West Cork
23 Apr 2020
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column
'The first year at times was embarrassing. 'These guys won a World Cup and now they can’t even compete''
10 Apr 2020
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Comeback Girl
Advice from Clare GAA star after cruciate injury and chasing a spot on Ireland's Olympic hockey team
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6 Apr 2020
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column
'Time with mum and dad is time I never really would have got if something like this didn't happen'
3 Apr 2020
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2021 vision
Lions ease concerns over South Africa series clash with rescheduled Olympics
31 Mar 2020
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Interview
For one of Ireland’s biggest medal hopes, the Olympics' postponement could be a blessing in disguise
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25 Mar 2020
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on ice
'We are gutted, but what matters most is health and wellbeing. We’ll use this as an opportunity'
24 Mar 2020
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life after the olympics
'You don't walk into an 80 grand job... That's a hard thing for an athlete to take'
23 Mar 2020
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tokyo 2020
'To train for these Games clearly puts their physical and mental health at risk'
22 Mar 2020
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Pressure grows on Olympics chiefs as US Athletics joins calls for Games postponement
21 Mar 2020
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irish interest
Olympic qualification plan to be outlined 'by early April,' and those qualified already have place guaranteed
19 Mar 2020
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tokyo drift
'No need for any drastic decisions at this stage,' as IOC 'remains fully committed' to 2020 Olympics
17 Mar 2020
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tokyo 2020
'Nobody wins if everything is cancelled but already, everybody is losing' - Sonia's call to postpone Olympics
17 Mar 2020
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Concern
'In 20 odd years, I've never been tested by Sport Ireland. That doesn't look good for our sport'
17 Mar 2020
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against the tide
'It's post-traumatic stress. You don't know what to do. Your world has just crumbled'
15 Mar 2020
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improvement
'The coaches just didn't have the heart to tell me to go home' - The once-unfancied Irish athlete set for the Olympics
7 Mar 2020
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