Olympics 2024: West of Ireland Olympians competing in Paris
Olympians from the west of Ireland: Top left - Mayo's Eric Favors, top right - Sligo's Lauren Cadden, bottom left - Roscommon's Aoife O'Rourke, bottom right - Galway's Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh.
The opening ceremony of Paris' Olympic Games takes place this Friday (6.30pm - Irish time).
Although the official opening of the 2024 Olympics is on July 26, events such as men's soccer and men's rugby sevens got underway today (Wednesday, July 24).
Team Ireland are sending 133 competitors to this year's Olympics - their largest-ever squad.
πππ«π ππ¬π ππππ¦ ππππ! The final number of athletes Paris bound is 133 π₯
β Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 19, 2024
Team Ireland making history π#TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/QLI8F38kt0
Among the team are several Olympians from the west of the country.Β
See the squad list from Connacht for this summer's Olympic Games below:
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Aifric Keogh (Rowing), Fiona Murtagh (Rowing), Beibhinn Parsons (Rugby), Tom Fannon (Swimming).
Lauren Cadden (Athletics), Chris O'Donnell (Athletics), Dean Clancy (Boxing), Mona McSharry (Swimming).
Eric Favors (Athletics), Ciara McGing (Diving).
Aoife O'Rourke (Boxing), Kelly Murphy (Cycling).
