Daily Olympics Update: Mona McSharry Wins Bronze

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:26

By Eoin Beatty @EoinBeattyKfm

Three Kildare athletes are in action today

Mona McSharry opened Ireland's medal account for the 2024 Olympic Games last night.

The Sligo native took bronze in the Women’s 100-metre breaststroke final in Paris.

McSharry pipped Italy’s Benedetta Pinato to the wall by just one-hundredth of a second.

Ireland mightn’t have long to wait for a second medal from the pool.

Daniel Wiffen qualified fastest for tonight’s final of the men’s 800-metre freestyle.

Rachael Darragh opens her women’s Badminton singles account today, facing Jenjira Stadelmann of Switzerland.

In the rowing, Zoe Hyde and Alison Bergin go in the first of this morning’s semi-finals of the Women’s Double Sculls just before 10.

Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle compete in the second semi of the Men’s Double Sculls from 20 past 11.

Ireland play the hosts France today in the 5th place playoffs of the Women’s Rugby Sevens.

Ireland lost their quarter-final 40-points to 7 to Australia last night.

Kilcock’s Eve Higgins and Castlemitchell’s Amy Larn will both be involved.

Ireland need a win over India this lunchtime to keep alive their hopes of a quarter final place in the men’s hockey.

Push-back is at quarter-past-midday.

Ashbourne’s Jennifer Lehane makes her Olympic debut today.

She faces China’s Chang Yuan in the last-16 of the women’s bantamweight boxing.

Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove continue their Men’s Skiff campaign.

They begin the day second overall, with three more races to come today.

In the men’s Kayak Single, Donadea’s Noel Hendrick has his first and second runs this afternoon.

He’ll be hoping to finish in the top-20, and advance to the semi-finals.

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