TEAM IRELAND LAUNCH EUROPEAN GAMES CAMPAIGN TODAY
*All interviews on soundcloud*
21 June 2019
The second edition of the European Games officially opens in Minsk today. The Games run from the 21-30 June, and Team Ireland will be represented by 63 athletes across nine sports, including many of the top names in Irish sport, such as boxer Kellie Harrington, cyclist Ryan Mullen and Canoe Sprint racer Jenny Egan.
Day one will be a quiet one for Ireland with Maeve Reidy being the sole Irish representative, competing in Archery. Three boxing events had originally been scheduled for the 21 June, but the strength and talent of the Team Ireland boxers has bought them several byes to later rounds.
Speaking ahead of the event Performance Director for boxing, Bernard Dunne, said,
“Everybody is happy. Preparations for this competition have been superb. We trained in Belfast for a few weeks, it was fantastic, and great preparation for our guys. We are ready, we are as prepared as we can be. Now it’s just a matter of going out and fighting. Our guys are eager to get in, we want to get some action. We have a couple of byes, but eventually we are going to have to fight the best. It doesn’t matter if we fight them tomorrow or in a few days time; we are ready and just want to show our best. That’s what our guys want to do.”
Archery will see Reidy compete in the preliminary rounds of the Women’s Recurve Individual at 11:15 Irish time. The results from today will provide the seeding for the 1/32 Elminiation Rounds on the 25 June for the Dubliner.
Team Leader for Archery, Martin Cunningham explains what to expect today,
“In the Preliminary Rounds archers shoot 72 arrows, their score from these rounds will rank them one to forty eight, basically this will then give them a seeding which will see them compete in brackets, like you see in football or boxing. Archers then go head to head in five round matches, where they shoot three arrows in each match. At the end of the match the winner gets two points, loser gets zero points, and a draw gives you one point. The first person who reaches six points goes through to the next round.”
The Opening Ceremony takes place in the Dinamo Stadium tonight at 18:00 Irish time. Coverage of the European Games is on eir Sport for the duration of the Games, with previews and interviews with the Irish athletes featuring throughout the competition also.
The European Games take place in Minsk, Belarus, from the 21 – 30 June, with athletes competing across nine sports, five of which are part of the Tokyo 2020 qualification journey.
DAY ONE SCHEDULE (IRISH TIME):
11:15 – Archery Maeve Reidy (Preliminary Rounds Women’s Recurve Individual)
18:00 – Opening Ceremony
-ENDS-
For more information please contact:
Olympic Federation of Ireland Public Relations Officer
Heather Boyle,
+353 87 337 1954
TEAM IRELAND ATHLETES
SPORT | DISCIPLINE | NAME | LOCATION | |
Archery | Recurve | Maeve Reidy | Dublin | |
Athletics | Brandon Arrey | |||
Amy O’Donoghue | Pursuit Race | Limerick | 27/01/1994 | |
Àndrew Mellon | Mixed 4 x 400m | Down | 08/11/1995 | |
Brandon Arrey | Mixed 4 x 400m | Dublin | 18/07/1996 | |
Catherine McManus | Mixed 4 x 400m | Dublin | 09/05/1992 | |
Ciara Deely | Mixed 4 x 400m | Kilkenny | 28/03/2000 | |
Conall Kirk | Pursuit | Antrim | 06/01/1996 | |
Gerard O’Donnell | 110m H | Leitrim | 06/05/1988 | |
Grace Casey | Javelin | Kildare | 16/06/1999 | |
Kelly McGrory | Reserve | Sligo | 24/12/1996 | |
Lily-Ann O Hora | Reserve | Limerick | 30/11/1994 | |
Luke Lennon-Ford | Mixed 4 x 400m | Dublin | 05/05/1989 | |
Nelvin Appiah | High Jump | Longford | 29/10/2001 | |
Niamh Whelan | 100m | Limerick | 26/07/1990 | |
Paul Byrne | Reserve | Laois | 18/04/1990 | |
Paul White | Pursuit | Limerick | 27/11/1995 | |
Rolus Olusa | Reserve | Dublin | 08/08/1996 | |
Sarah Lavin | 100m H | Limerick | 28/05/1994 | |
Sinead Denny | Mixed 4 x 400m | Dublin | 05/03/1991 | |
Sophie Meredith | Long Jump | Limerick | 12/04/2001 | |
Stephen Gaffney | 100m | Dublin | 07/10/1993 | |
Victoria Harris | Pursuit Race | Westmeath | 21/01/1996 | |
Badminton | Rachael Darragh | Women’s Singles | Donegal | |
Chloe Magee | Mixed Doubles | Donegal | ||
Joshua Magee | Men’s Doubles | Donegal | ||
Sam Magee | Mixed Doubles | Donegal | ||
Nhat Nguyen | Men’s Singles | Dublin | ||
Paul Reynolds | Men’s Doubles | Dublin | ||
Boxing | Tony Browne | Men’s Heavy -91kg | Dublin | |
Regan Buckley | Men’s Light Fly -49kg | Wicklow | ||
Dean Gardiner | Men’s Super Heavy +91kg | Clonmel | ||
Kellie Harrington | Dublin | |||
James McGivern | Men’s Light Welter -64kg | Antrim | ||
Kieran Molloy | Men’s Welter -69kg | Galway | ||
Michael Nevin | Men’s Middle -75kg | Mullingar | ||
Aoife O’Rourke | Women’s Middle -75kg | Roscommon | ||
Kurt Walker | Men’s Bantam -56kg | Antrim | ||
Grainne Walsh | Women’s Welter -69kg | Offaly | ||
Michaela Walsh | Women’s Feather -57kg | Antrim | ||
Canoe Sprint | Jenny Egan | Women’s K1 200, 500, 5000 | Dublin | |
Ronan Foley | Men’s K1 200, 500, 5000 | Dublin | ||
Cycling Road | Mark Downey | Men’s RR | Banbridge | |
Robert Jon McCarthy | Men’s RR | Cork | ||
Ryan Mullen | Men’s RR, TT | Wales | ||
Michael O’Loughlin | Men’s RR, TT | Waterford | ||
Alice Sharpe | Women’s RR | Germany/UK | ||
Matthew Teggart | Men’s RR | Banbridge | ||
Cycling Track | Mark Downey | Banbridge | ||
Felix English | Bristol | |||
JB Murphy | Kildare | |||
Marc Potts | Omagh | |||
Fintan Ryan | Wicklow | |||
Lydia Boylan | Dublin | |||
Mia Griffin | Waterford | |||
Lydia Gurley | Galway | |||
Shannon McCurley | Australia | |||
Robyn Stewart | Belfast | |||
Orla Walsh | Dublin | |||
Gymnastics | Emma Slevin | Women’s All-Around | Galway | |
Adam Steele | Men’s All-Around | |||
Judo | Nathon Burns | Men’s Half-light weight -66kg | UK | |
Megan Fletcher | Women’s Middle weight -70kg | Bath | ||
Shooting | Aoife Gormally | Women’s Shotgun Trap | Dublin | |
Derek Burnett | Men’s Shotgun Trap |
SCHEDULE FOR 21 JUNE (Irish Time)
Sport | Athlete | Event | Time | Round |
Archery | Maeve Reidy | Women’s Recurve Individual | 11:15:00 | Preliminary Rounds |
SCHEDULE FOR 22 JUNE (Irish Time)
Shooting – Shotgun | Aoife Gormally | Women’s Trap | 07:00:00 | Qualifications |
Shooting – Shotgun | Derek Burnett | Men’s Trap | 07:00:00 | Qualifications |
Cycling Road | Alice Sharpe | Women’s Road Race | 10:30:00 | Finals |
Judo | Nathon Burns | Men’s Half-light Weight – 66kg | 10:36:00 | Elimination Rounds |
Boxing | Kieran Molloy | Men’s Welter -69kg | 13:00:00 | 1/8 Finals |
Boxing | Michael Nevin | Men’s Middle -75kg | 14:00:00 | Preliminary Round |
Judo | Nathon Burns | Men’s Half-light Weight – 66kg | 14:00:00 | Final Rounds |
In Minsk (GMT +3:00):
Real Time Updates
The Olympic Federation of Ireland will be sharing real-time updates, results and content from Minsk, Belarus across its social channels.
Twitter: @TeamIreland
Instagram: @team_ireland_olympic
Facebook: @teamirelandolympic
YouTube: OlympicIRL
Soundcloud: Team Ireland
Notes to Editor
*Reserve list required by Minsk for Athletics
Daily Updates
The OFI will issue a daily press release each morning including results, quotes from the athletes and backroom team, audio interview clips, and general updates from the European Games.
Please contact Heather Boyle on heather@olympicsport.ie to be included on the distribution list.
Broadcast Coverage
Eir Sport will be providing full coverage of the European Games, with live footage as well as highlight packages.
Photography
Sportsfile and Inpho Sports Photography will be travelling to the European Games and will be issuing photography.
Interviews
Interviews with Team Ireland athletes, coaches and support staff may be facilitated where possible on request.
Please contact Heather Boyle on heather@olympicsport.ie for specific requests.
Notes to Editor
*Reserve list required by Minsk for Athletics
Summary Team Ireland Schedule
Opening Ceremony | 21 June 2019 |
Archery | 21 – 27 June 2019 |
Athletics | 23 – 28 June 2019 |
Badminton | 24 – 30 June 2019 |
Boxing | 21 – 30 June 2019 |
Canoe Sprint | 25 – 27 June 2019 |
Cycling Road | 22 – 25 June 2019 |
Cycling Track | 27 – 30 June 2019 |
Gymnastics | 22 – 30 June 2019 |
Judo | 22 – 25 June 2019 |
Shooting | 22 – 28 June 2019 |
Closing Ceremony | 30 June 2019 |