Wednesday – Ireland at the Olympics: Golfers, Athletics, Taekwondo, and Sailing
**GOLF**
Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will start the Women’s Golf Singles tournament at Le Golf National on Wednesday. The duo, who previously represented Team Ireland in Rio and Tokyo, are aiming for a medal at Paris 2024.
Meadow tees off at 8am Irish time, followed by Maguire at 11.17am.
Reflecting on the tournament, Maguire said, “It’s great to cheer on the rest of Team Ireland and we’re really looking forward to tomorrow. It’s going to be a great test and there’s going to be a big crowd cheering us on, so we’re going to do our best to put on some good golf.” to please.
Meadow added: “It’s always a pleasure to wear an Irish shirt and we’re really happy and excited to be here for the third time. It’s a great golf course and we both feel good, so now we have to believe in ourselves and make our country proud.” .
**TRACK**
Three Irish athletes will compete at the Stade de France on the twelfth day of the Olympics.
Sarah Lavin, one of Team Ireland’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony, will compete in the Women’s 100m Hurdles at her second Olympics. Limerick athletes from Emerald Athletics Club will race at around 9.15am, aiming to finish in the top three to progress to the semi-finals.
Brian Fay, the first quadruplet to represent Ireland at the Olympics, will compete in the Men’s 5000m heats at 10:10am. AC runners Raheny Shamrock must finish in the top eight to progress directly to the final.
Donegal’s Mark English, now a two-time Olympian, will compete in the Men’s 800m. Having set two new Irish records this season, the qualified doctor claimed a top three finish in heat two in 11:03 to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy will compete in the Women’s 1500m repechage. O’Sullivan, who achieved his best performance this morning, will race at 11:45, followed by Healy at 11:57. The top three from each race will advance to the semi-finals.
Rhasidat Adeleke will be in the spotlight on Wednesday evening as she competes in the Women’s 400m semi-final. They will race in the first of three semi-finals at 7:45pm, with the top two in each semi-final, along with the next two fastest times, advancing to the final.
**TAEKWONDO**
Dubliner Jack Woolley, the first Irish Taekwondo Olympian in Tokyo, will compete in his second Games at the Grand Palais in Paris. Woolley, from the South Dublin Taekwondo club in Tallaght, faces Azerbaijan’s Gashin Magomedov in the Men’s 58kg last 16 clash at 11:48 Irish time. Magomedov, a bronze medalist at the European Championships and a former world junior silver medalist, has faced Woolley before, with each winning once.
**VENDOR**
The medal race in Marseilles, featuring Carlow’s Finn Lynch of the National Yacht Club, has been rescheduled due to light winds. Lynch qualified in 10th place for the Men’s Dinghy race. In the Medal Race, points are doubled and added to the series standings to determine the final position. Lynch’s best result was eighth place.
SCHEDULE DAY 12 – WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST 2024
(All times are Irish time – Paris is one hour ahead)
9.00 in the morning Golf, Women’s Individuals, Round 1, Stephanie Meadow
9.39 in the morning Athletics, women’s 100m hurdles, heat 4/5, Sarah Lavin
10.30 Athletics, Men’s 5000m, heat 2/2, Brian Fay
10.48 Taekwondo, Men’s 58kg, Last 16, Jack Wooley V Gashim Magomedov (AZE)
11.03 Athletics, Men’s 800m, heat 2/6, Mark English
11.45 Athletics, 1500m Girls, Repechage 1/2, Sophie O’Sullivan
11.57 Athletics, 1500m Girls, Repechage 2/2, Sarah Healy
12:10 p.m Sailing, Men’s Dinghy, Finn Lynch – Rescheduled Medal Race
12:17 p.m Golf, Women’s Individuals, Round 1, Leona Maguire
3.32 p.m Taekwondo, 58kg Men, Quarter final, Jack Wooley *depends on progress
5.02 p.m Taekwondo, 58kg Men, Semifinal, Jack Wooley *depends on progress
7.45pm Athletics, 400m Women, semi-final 1/3, Rhasidat Adeleke
9:37 p.m Taekwondo, 58kg Men, Gold Medal contest, Jack Wooley *depends on progress
