Olympics Tokyo.

[weareros]

Irish in Action Day 8

Disaster for Hockey women to lose to India and now have to likely beat Olympic champions GB to make the qtr final as India are expected to beat bottom of table South Africa. The only thing going for them is goal difference and goals scored are ahead of head to head in a tie-break should they both win, or both lose and be on same points. Team has gone back a bit, or maybe the heat, but were well  outclassed by India even if it was a late goal.

ATHLETICS

02.22 Men's 800m, heat 5 – Mark English


02.53 Women's 100m Hurdles, heat 2 – Sarah Lavin

13.35 Mixed 4x400m Relay, Final – Cillin Greene, Phil Healy, Sophie Becker and Chris O'Donnell

EQUESTRIAN

02.32 Eventing – Team + Individual, Dressage – Sarah Ennis

SAILING

49er – Robert Dickson + Sean Waddilove

Races 9-12 – 00.00-00.35, 00.55-01.30, 01.50-02.25

HOCKEY

12.15-13.45 Women's Pool Phase – Ireland v Great Britain

GOLF

Men's Singles – Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry (tied 7th, tee times TBC) - 3rd Round 23.30-08.00

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Irish in Action Day 8

Disaster for Hockey women to lose to India and now have to likely beat Olympic champions GB to make the qtr final as India are expected to beat bottom of table South Africa. The only thing going for them is goal difference and goals scored are ahead of head to head in a tie-break should they both win, or both lose and be on same points. Team has gone back a bit, or maybe the heat, but were well  outclassed by India even if it was a late goal.

ATHLETICS

02.22 Men's 800m, heat 5 – Mark English


02.53 Women's 100m Hurdles, heat 2 – Sarah Lavin

13.35 Mixed 4x400m Relay, Final – Cillin Greene, Phil Healy, Sophie Becker and Chris O'Donnell

EQUESTRIAN

02.32 Eventing – Team + Individual, Dressage – Sarah Ennis

SAILING

49er – Robert Dickson + Sean Waddilove

Races 9-12 – 00.00-00.35, 00.55-01.30, 01.50-02.25

HOCKEY

12.15-13.45 Women's Pool Phase – Ireland v Great Britain

GOLF

Men's Singles – Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry (tied 7th, tee times TBC) - 3rd Round 23.30-08.00

Were they really expected to do much?

[weareros]

Irish in Action Day 8

Disaster for Hockey women to lose to India and now have to likely beat Olympic champions GB to make the qtr final as India are expected to beat bottom of table South Africa. The only thing going for them is goal difference and goals scored are ahead of head to head in a tie-break should they both win, or both lose and be on same points. Team has gone back a bit, or maybe the heat, but were well  outclassed by India even if it was a late goal.

Were they really expected to do much?

Probably not by those in the know. Their World Cup final run has put unrealistic expectations. But India are below them in the rankings, so they would have targeted that as a win, and a spot in the second round. They do have a couple of World Class players. Fortunately one is Ayeisha McFerran in goals, who has definitely prevented some bigger beatings.

[From the Bunker]

Irish in Action Day 8

Disaster for Hockey women to lose to India and now have to likely beat Olympic champions GB to make the qtr final as India are expected to beat bottom of table South Africa. The only thing going for them is goal difference and goals scored are ahead of head to head in a tie-break should they both win, or both lose and be on same points. Team has gone back a bit, or maybe the heat, but were well  outclassed by India even if it was a late goal.

ATHLETICS

02.22 Men's 800m, heat 5 – Mark English


02.53 Women's 100m Hurdles, heat 2 – Sarah Lavin

13.35 Mixed 4x400m Relay, Final – Cillin Greene, Phil Healy, Sophie Becker and Chris O'Donnell

EQUESTRIAN

02.32 Eventing – Team + Individual, Dressage – Sarah Ennis

SAILING

49er – Robert Dickson + Sean Waddilove

Races 9-12 – 00.00-00.35, 00.55-01.30, 01.50-02.25

HOCKEY

12.15-13.45 Women's Pool Phase – Ireland v Great Britain

GOLF

Men's Singles – Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry (tied 7th, tee times TBC) - 3rd Round 23.30-08.00

Were they really expected to do much?

India are ranked two places above us - 9th place in the world (we are 11). It was a disaster in that this was a game we on paper could have and need to get something out of. 

[weareros]

Irish in Action Day 9

Plenty of medal contenders... Kurt Walker has a chance to get into medals. Aidan Walsh is fighting for a final spot. McIlroy and Lowry both need a very good round to get into the medals. The Offaly win will hopefully inspire Shane. If Rhys performs to his best, he has a great chance of gold. Could be some day for our Ulster men.

ATHLETICS

1.40-2.10 Women's 3000m Steeplechase – heat 1 - Michelle Finn, heat 3 - Eilish Flanagan

13.05 Men's 400m Hurdles – Thomas Barr, semi-final

BOXING

3.30 Men's 57kg Featherweight – Kurt Walker v Duke Ragan (USA), quarter-final

4.03 Men's 69kg Welterweight – Aidan Walsh v Pat McCormack (GBR), semi-final

GYMNASTICS

10.41 Men's Pommel Horse – Rhys McClenaghan, final

GOLF

23.30-0800 Men's Singles –Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy (tied 5th, tee times 0236 & 0258) - 3rd Round

EQUESTRIAN

0018-0238 Eventing – Team + Individual – Sarah Ennis, Sam Watson and Austin O'Connor

[weareros]

Aidan Walsh out due to injured ankle. Shame as he is a classy boxer. Unfortunate luck as I believe he injured it celebrating his last win.

[Tony Baloney]

Aidan Walsh out due to injured ankle. Shame as he is a classy boxer. Unfortunate luck as I believe he injured it celebrating his last win.

I think he injured it jumping out of the ring.

[michaelg]

Aidan Walsh out due to injured ankle. Shame as he is a classy boxer. Unfortunate luck as I believe he injured it celebrating his last win.

I think he injured it jumping out of the ring.

Looked like he did it jumping up and down in the ring when he was anounced as winner.

[Tony Baloney]

Aidan Walsh out due to injured ankle. Shame as he is a classy boxer. Unfortunate luck as I believe he injured it celebrating his last win.

I think he injured it jumping out of the ring.

Looked like he did it jumping up and down in the ring when he was anounced as winner.

Aye just read that. You'd feel like some tube.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Mmmm..very odd

[nrico2006]

What a tube. Wasn't winning the semi anyway.

[laoislad]

7 way playoff in the Golf for Bronze.
Schauffele wins Gold for the USA. I don't watch much golf these days but that was an exciting ending.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Once they started calling it super Sunday ....
Come in Rhys pull it out of the bag

[Helix.]

7 way playoff in the Golf for Bronze.
Schauffele wins Gold for the USA. I don't watch much golf these days but that was an exciting ending.

I would be the same wouldn't watch a lot Matsuyama seemed to be missing putts at the wrong time.

[RedHand88]

Gutted for Rhys.