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Irish At The Paris Olympics

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Replying To jimbodub:  "Quick to forget that Mo Farrah is Kenyan.."
He isn't Kenyan. Born in Somalia
Came to UK age 9

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 31/07/2024 17:06:23    2563279

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Kellie Harrington

Fantastic, back to back Olympic medalist

Semifinal up next but she has every chance of improving on a bronze

She just dismantled one of the better opponents

Another medal for Ireland, a great few days, could this end up being one of the best Olympics for Irish athletes..

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20687 - 31/07/2024 17:28:26    2563283

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Replying To KillingFields:  "He isn't Kenyan. Born in Somalia
Came to UK age 9"
;)

Whoops..

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20687 - 31/07/2024 17:44:31    2563285

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Replying To KillingFields:  "He isn't Kenyan. Born in Somalia
Came to UK age 9"
Yeah, sorry about that, my bad

But let's be honest, if the BBC are so quick to make comments

That's all I'm saying

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20687 - 31/07/2024 17:45:57    2563287

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Replying To jimbodub:  "Quick to forget that Mo Farrah is Kenyan.."
Chris Froome! UKs most successful ever road cyclists, 4 x Tour De France!. Born and bred in Kenya, and went to college in South Africa. Switched from a Kenyan to a UK cycling license in 2008 after Kenya didn't qualify for Olympics. Gained a pro contract from that then moved to Monaco, and has barely ever set foot in UK! They'd claim anyone that lot! :-0

Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 256 - 31/07/2024 18:59:50    2563296

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What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 31/07/2024 21:16:08    2563308

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
Felt so sorry for Aoife O'Rourke lost because of a poor ref and judges who shouldn't be let near another fight.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3487 - 31/07/2024 22:20:25    2563317

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
Horrendous. Imagine giving a year of your life to train and prepare to chase your dream and all come down to 9 minutes where it's irrelevant what you do in the ring

D.Hyde (Roscommon) - Posts: 217 - 31/07/2024 22:28:07    2563320

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
Hard luck to Aoife, she seemed devasted afterwards. How did that girl get docked a point in the first round then continue to be warned over and over again without losing more points. Six of the boxers gone now and a lot of them on split decisions.

MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 31/07/2024 23:03:06    2563324

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
Polish fighter must have been warned 6-7 times...

What's the referee at?

In a close fight like that, a sanction there would have justly made all the difference

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20687 - 31/07/2024 23:22:34    2563326

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I'm no boxing expert but how did o rourke not get that fight??reminded me of conlan in Rio..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2378 - 31/07/2024 23:32:03    2563327

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
I wouldn't go as far as to say she destroyed her but she played right into her hands by getting into a mauling match with her…. The biggest problem was the referee, who warned the Pole about 10 times but only penalised her once ( in the 1st round )… Any sport where your fate is put in the hands of judges is just impossible to have any real trust in…. but that's the way it is…!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3025 - 01/08/2024 07:17:11    2563334

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "What little credibility was left in Olympic boxing is gone. O'Rourke destroyed that girl. Pathetic."
I will admit to knowing very little about boxing but the commentators, the analysis in the studio and the boxer herself all alluded to the fact that it was very marginal and they all seem to accept that she wasn't good enough on the night. That's all I know

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1957 - 01/08/2024 07:48:03    2563337

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "I'm no boxing expert but how did o rourke not get that fight??reminded me of conlan in Rio.."
There's been a trend in this Olympics where the busier or more aggressive boxer seems to be getting all these decisions. Aoifes was particularly bad. Jude Gallagher's second round was poor but he probably lost the fight anyway so less impactful.

We seemed to do far better on the old scoring system. Far less ambiguous with the white of the glove.

I'm especially disappointed for Aoife because she's the best boxer in that division. Everything she threw was far cleaner.

Even the BBC commentator was confused.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 01/08/2024 08:24:40    2563339

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Replying To eoinog:  "I will admit to knowing very little about boxing but the commentators, the analysis in the studio and the boxer herself all alluded to the fact that it was very marginal and they all seem to accept that she wasn't good enough on the night. That's all I know"
It's sort of an unwritten rule in boxing that you respect the decision and move on while the tournament is ongoing.

It's a very humble sport, and they don't want to be seen to be running the polish girl down either. It's not her fault the judges were incompetent.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 01/08/2024 08:48:03    2563342

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Replying To Onion_Sack:  "Chris Froome! UKs most successful ever road cyclists, 4 x Tour De France!. Born and bred in Kenya, and went to college in South Africa. Switched from a Kenyan to a UK cycling license in 2008 after Kenya didn't qualify for Olympics. Gained a pro contract from that then moved to Monaco, and has barely ever set foot in UK! They'd claim anyone that lot! :-0"
Yeah and Irish never claim anyone with tenuous links to the country. .

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3674 - 01/08/2024 08:52:43    2563343

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "You must not have a clue about sport if you expected our women to beat the Aussies"
Such a ridiculous statement . No disrespect to womens sevens rugby but having a lack of knowledge of the relative strengths of the game is hardly an an indicator that someone has not a clue about sport.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 955 - 01/08/2024 09:00:32    2563344

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Brilliant bronze for Ireland in the rowing

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3025 - 01/08/2024 10:39:37    2563362

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Replying To D.Hyde:  "Horrendous. Imagine giving a year of your life to train and prepare to chase your dream and all come down to 9 minutes where it's irrelevant what you do in the ring"
Aoife has given several years of dedication to the sport and is the best boxer in this devision. The Polish girl who beat her and the girl she will now meet in the quarter both just pushed their opponents around the ring and held on after throwing a punch.
Not sure where amature boxing is going if that is the standard of referring and judgeing at Olympic level.
Two judges gave it to each fighter and one judge had it even. (I think it was 28 each). Not sure how they then decided how the Polish girl got the decision after all the holding and Aoife had thrown the cleaner punches.

Keep the head up Aoife as you are a class act and we are very proud of you in Roscommon and so is the boxing community.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 630 - 01/08/2024 10:54:39    2563368

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Such a ridiculous statement . No disrespect to womens sevens rugby but having a lack of knowledge of the relative strengths of the game is hardly an an indicator that someone has not a clue about sport."
It was an utterly ridiculous statement, indicative of a total lack of knowledge.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1916 - 01/08/2024 11:11:19    2563376

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