Day Five at Paris Olympics 2024: Team Ireland’s Busy Schedule and Medal Hopes
Day five of the Paris Olympics 2024 is set to be another thrilling chapter for Team Ireland, with athletes competing across a range of sports. Following Tuesday’s highlight, where Daniel Wiffen secured Ireland’s first gold medal with a remarkable 800m freestyle performance, today’s events promise more excitement as Irish competitors aim to follow in his footsteps.
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Packed Schedule of Team Ireland’s Day Five at Paris Olympics 2024
The action begins early with Nhat Nguyen in men’s badminton group stages at 8:20 AM, followed by a busy rowing schedule. At 9:44 AM, Ross Corrigan and Nick Timoney will compete in the men’s rowing semi-final, with Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh, and Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy racing in their respective semi-finals shortly after. Mona McSharry kicks off her day in the 200m breaststroke heat at 10:00 AM.
In the afternoon, Rachael Darragh plays in the women’s badminton group stage at 1:00 PM, while Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove take to the sailing waters at 1:50 PM.
Jude Gallagher enters the men’s boxing round of 16 at 2:30 PM, followed by Kellie Harrington’s quarter-final bout at 4:38 PM.
The evening features Aoife O’Rourke in the women’s boxing round of 16 at 8:36 PM and, if she advances, Mona McSharry will race in the 200m breaststroke semi-final at 9:03 PM.
