Gold standard: Ireland’s medal haul in Tokyo stands up to best the country has producedTeam Ireland have brought home four medals from Japan - including two goldsSun Aug 08 2021 - 16:09
Kellie Harrington follows in Katie Taylor’s footsteps to join Ireland’s gold medal clubDubliner becomes just the third female ever to win Olympic gold for IrelandSun Aug 08 2021 - 07:05
Tokyo 2020: Incredible Ingebrigtsen wins Olympic blue-riband gold in the 1,500mSifan Hassan completes 10,000-5,000 double as America finally claim gold in 4x100m relaySat Aug 07 2021 - 16:34
Tokyo 2020 Day 15: McCormack finishes crippling marathon, Meadow seventh in golf36-year-old comes 25th in sweltering heat as Cooke pulls out; Leona Maguire tied for 23rdSat Aug 07 2021 - 07:01
Ian O’Riordan: Bursting this Tokyo bubble could be the biggest challenge of allAssisting athletes to transition out of the Games is a vital part of the experienceSat Aug 07 2021 - 06:27
Tokyo 2020: Faith Kipyegon ends Sifan Hassan’s dream of a golden trebleDutch runner still has 10,000 to go on Saturday; Italy pip Britain to claim shock 4x100m goldFri Aug 06 2021 - 16:01
Haphazard horse selection costs Natalya Coyle a shot at Olympic medalShe was fourth and just two seconds off the lead going into the penultimate eventFri Aug 06 2021 - 15:42
Tokyo 2020 Day 14: Top 10 finish for Brendan Boyce in 50km walk; Natalya Coyle finishes in 24thStephanie Meadow stays in touch in the golf as Leona Maguire fades in third roundFri Aug 06 2021 - 12:43
Tokyo 2020 Day 13: Kellie Harrington secures at least silver; Natalya Coyle makes fine startDiving final just out of reach for Tanya Watson as golfers move up the leaderboardThu Aug 05 2021 - 19:06
Tokyo 2020: Time is fast running out for first American man to win gold on the trackIreland’s Andrew Coscoran finishes 10th in first of two crazy-fast 1,500m semi-finalsThu Aug 05 2021 - 15:11
Tokyo 2020: More 400m hurdle magic from Sydney McLaughlinAmerican smashes world record as she takes gold ahead of compatriot Dalilah MuhammadWed Aug 04 2021 - 17:38
Tokyo 2020: Cian O’Connor falls just short in pursuit of more Olympics glory41-year-old bronze medal winner in 2012 and his horse Kilkenny will miss the team eventWed Aug 04 2021 - 15:36
Mu pips Hodgkinson and sets new US record as she claims 800m goldThompson-Herah becames first woman to successfully defend a sprint double at OlympicsTue Aug 03 2021 - 22:20
Tokyo 2020: Masterpiece of an Olympics day had me thinking of Con HoulihanOlympic Letter from Japan: Running, Con said, would always be the purest of sportsTue Aug 03 2021 - 22:02
Sifan Hassan on course for unprecedented treble after 5,000m winDutch athlete to run total of 61 and a quarter laps in 1,500m/5,000m/10,000m questTue Aug 03 2021 - 06:40
Tokyo 2020 Day 11: Aidan Walsh presented with medal, while Warholm smashes world recordAll three showjumpers go clear in qualifier; Leon Reid and Andrew Coscoran advanceTue Aug 03 2021 - 06:30
Tokyo 2020: Mixed emotions in the mixed zone as Irish athletes’ race is runCiara Mageean, Thomas Barr and Mark English bowed out with no excusesTue Aug 03 2021 - 05:55
Tokyo 2020 Day 10: Ciara Mageean out of 1,500m, while Austin O’Connor finishes 13th in showjumpingOliver Dingley 25th in 3m springboard; Sarah Healy and Phil Healy miss out in heatsMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:31
Tokyo 2020: Rhys McClenaghan shows that embracing the pain is better than denying it22-year-old gymnast strikes confident note for future after fall in pommel horse finalMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Bittersweet for Irish boxing as Kurt Walker falls just shortBilly Walsh oversees Duke Ragan’s win as injured Aidan Walsh is forced to pull outMon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Thomas Barr misses out on final as Italy strike dream double goldIrish runner shows great composure after clipping hurdle in semi-finalSun Aug 01 2021 - 15:29
Tokyo 2020: History maker Rhys McClenaghan seventh in pommel horse22-year-old left to rue an early mistake as Britain’s Max Whitlock takes gold medalSun Aug 01 2021 - 12:01
Tokyo 2020 Day 9: Ireland’s boxers left to rue what might have beenWalsh forced to withdraw as Walker misses out on medal; McIlroy falls short in play-offSun Aug 01 2021 - 07:14
Tokyo 2020: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah retains 100m titleIreland’s mixed relay team thrilled after finishing eighth in 4x400m finalSat Jul 31 2021 - 14:09
Tokyo 2020 Day 8: Regrets for Mark English in 800m; golf hots up as McIlroy hunts a medalIrish mixed relay team eighth in final; Ireland women's hockey side out after Britain lossSat Jul 31 2021 - 06:40
Bromell firm favourite to finally claim Bolt’s mantleAmerican has overcome adversity and injury to stand on the cusp of his greatest achievementSat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
A night of firsts as athletics finally underway at 2020 OlympicsSelemon Barega wins first athletics gold inside a virtually empty Olympic StadiumFri Jul 30 2021 - 15:02
‘Life goes on all the same’: Olympic gold just another race for O’Donovan and McCarthyRemarkable Skibbereen duo already looking ahead to Paris as they savour historic successFri Jul 30 2021 - 05:30
Tokyo 2020 Day 6: Dickson and Waddilove disqualified from Race 5 and 6 as rowers claim goldBen Fletcher loses out in men’s judo; McIlroy and Lowry start steady in men’s golfThu Jul 29 2021 - 07:05
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy join Ireland’s Olympic immortalsDuo become just the seventh gold medal-winning athletes in Irish historyThu Jul 29 2021 - 02:37
Seminal moment for Irish women’s rowing as formidable foursome claim bronzeKeogh, Lambe, Murtagh and Hegarty produce big finish to secure Ireland’s first medalWed Jul 28 2021 - 19:34
Tokyo 2020: Ireland women’s four rowers power home to win bronzeKeogh, Lambe, Murtagh and Hegarty win Ireland’s first medal of the Tokyo 2020 GamesWed Jul 28 2021 - 09:32
Charles Haughey’s grand-niece Siobhan wins Hong Kong’s first ever swimming medalSwimmer – who has an Irish father – took silver in the women’s 200m in TokyoWed Jul 28 2021 - 07:33
Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Ireland claim rowing bronze while Walker causes boxing upsetHockey team lose to Germany; McSharry sets Irish record in 200m breaststrokeWed Jul 28 2021 - 06:57
Tokyo 2020: Musical heritage plays on in Budokan judo arenaWhere Dylan recorded one of his best live albums – if these walls could talk...Wed Jul 28 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Surfers’ prayers answered as typhoon sends perfect wavesJapan’s Kanoa Igarashi just misses out on gold in surfing finals at Tsurigasaki beachWed Jul 28 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: No dress rehearsal for the moment an Olympic dream is crushedOnly a few days in, we've seen a gamut of raw emotion as Irish athletes make their exitTue Jul 27 2021 - 06:00
Daley’s long quest capped by golden performance in TokyoThirteen years after his first appearance at Beijing Olympics, British diver claims ultimate glory with Matty LeeMon Jul 26 2021 - 17:43
Tokyo 2020: Putting faces to the names among Ireland’s rowersThe Irish women’s pair and lightweight doubles crews both progress to the semi-finalsMon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00
Tokyo 2020: Will the pandemic Games have a clean doping sheet?Drug testing in sport dropped off when Covid hit, but it’s ramped up for these OlympicsMon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00
Storm Nepartak threatens to end ‘smooth’ start to OlympicsTyphoon disrupts scheduling of Irish rowers including single sculls favourite PuspureSun Jul 25 2021 - 18:17
Tokyo 2020: Richard Carapaz takes road race glory as Dan Martin finishes 16thEcuador rider won just the second gold medal in his country’s historySat Jul 24 2021 - 12:43
Billy Dardis ready to lead out Ireland Rugby Sevens at Tokyo OlympicsRugby Sevens captain can glimpse gold at the end of long and winding Tokyo roadSat Jul 24 2021 - 10:00
Tokyo 2020 Day 1: Ireland women take Olympics bow in style as rowers book final spotsMcClenaghan impresses in qualifying; win for Walker in the ring; Woolley crashes out;Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:48
Ian O’Riordan: A chill hits the veins as the past and present press together in TokyoIt somehow felt like I’d been inside here before and in some ways I hadSat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
One year late, Tokyo Olympic Games finally get under wayBrendan Irvine and Kellie Harrington lead Irish team in for opening ceremonySat Jul 24 2021 - 00:10
Olympic opening ceremony: Sometimes the silence can be like thunderProtests outside the stadium could be heard briefly but the show went on, and onFri Jul 23 2021 - 18:13
Could these Tokyo Olympics still be cursed by the Tokugawa shoguns?Right up to the opening ceremony, the Games have been dogged by troubleFri Jul 23 2021 - 06:00
We dare not speak of medals – yet here are some of our big prospects for TokyoTeam Ireland contains some new kids on the block who are out to win goldThu Jul 22 2021 - 22:00
Olympics: Tokyo’s Covid-19 protocols a marathon like no otherThree PCR tests, endless forms and delays make arriving in Japan a true endurance testThu Jul 22 2021 - 06:01
