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Published 15:22 22 Jul 2024 BST
Updated 14:18 31 Jul 2024 BST

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The 2024 Paris Olympics starts on Friday, and it promises to be a huge two weeks for Irish sport with several athletes in contention for medals.
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Ireland will have 133 athletes competing in 15 sports at the Games in Paris, including 23 track and field athletes.
Here are some of the athletes who will be competing for Ireland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
(For a full list, you can click here).
Sarah Lavin (Limerick) 100m Hurdles
Rhasidat Adeleke (Dublin) 400m
Sharlene Mawdsley (Tipperary) 400m
Sophie Becker (Wexford) 400m
Ciara Mageean (Down) 1500m
Sarah Healy (Dublin) 1500m
Sophie O’Sullivan (Cork/Melbourne) 1500m
Jodie McCann (Dublin) 5000m
Fionnuala McCormack (Wicklow) Marathon
Nicola Tuthill (Cork) Hammer Throw
Kate O’Connor (Louth) Heptathlon
Mark English (Donegal) 800m
Andrew Coscoran (Dublin) 1500m
Cathal Doyle (Dublin) 1500m
Luke McCann (Dublin) 1500m
Brian Fay (Dublin) 5000m
Eric Favors (Ballina/New York) Shot Put
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay from:
Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy (Cork), Lauren Cadden (Sligo), Kelly McGrory (Donegal), Rachel McCann (Down), Chris O’Donnell (Sligo), Thomas Barr (Waterford), Jack Raftery (Dublin).
Non-Travelling Reserves: Cliodhna Manning (Kilkenny), Roisín Harrison (Limerick)
Women’s 4 x 400m Relay from:
Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Lauren Cadden, Kelly McGrory, Rachel McCann.
Men
Jude Gallagher 57 kg
Dean Clancy 63.5 kg
Aidan Walsh 71 kg
Jack Marley (7) 92 kg
Women
Daina Moorehouse 50 kg
Jennifer Lehane 54 kg
Michaela Walsh 57 kg
Kellie Harrington (3) 60 kg
Grainne Walsh 66 kg
Aoife O'Rourke 75 kg
Shane Lowry
Rory McIlroy
Leona Maguire
Stephanie Meadow
Rhys McClenaghan
Men
Daire Lynch & Phillip Doyle: Double sculls
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan: Lightweight double sculls
Ross Corrigan & Nathan Timoney: Coxless pair
Women
Alison Bergin & Zoe Hyde: Double sculls
Margaret Cremen & Aoife Casey: Lightweight double sculls
Aifric Keogh & Fiona Murtagh: Coxless pair
Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe, Imogen Magner: Coxless four
Tom Fannon: Men's 50 m freestyle
Daniel Wiffen Men's 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle, Open water 10 km.
Max McCusker, Darragh Greene, Connor Ferguson, Shane Ryan: Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Danielle Hill: Women's 50 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke.
Mona McShary: Women's 100 m breaststroke, Women's 200m breaststroke.
Ellen Walshe Women's 200 m medley, 400 m medley.
Victoria Catterson, Erin Riordan, Grace Davison, Danielle Hill: Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Jack Woolley: Men's 58 kg
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