Team Ireland will be in action across nine sports today as the third day of competition gets underway in Paris.
The Men’s Hockey team get day three of Paris 2024 underway when they play Australia in their second pool game.
In Equestrian, the Eventing team of Susie Berry and Austin O’Connor with Aoife Clarke now replacing Sarah Ennis, will contest the third and final element of their competition when they go in the show jumping at the Palace of Versailles. They lie eighth overall in the team event.
O’Connor lies in 14th place, individually, on his dressage score of 31.7 after his impressive cross country test. Tomorrow’s final day will feature the team show jumping phase in the morning, followed by a second round of jumping for the top 25 combinations, after which the individual medals will be decided. The Cork man is within striking distance of a top 10 finish.
One Irish rowing crew will be back on the water; women’s lightweight double Mags Cremen and Aoife Casey race in the repechages of their event, and must finish in the top three to advance to the semi-finals.
In the morning swimming session at the La Defense, three Irish swimmers will feature.
Dubliner Ellen Walshe will contest the heats of her favoured event; the women’s 400m Individual Medley, in which she swam a new Irish record of 4:37.18 last month. Danielle Hill will race afterwards in the heats of the women’s 100m backstroke; an event in which she became the first Irishwoman to break the minute mark in last May.
Reigning world champion Daniel Wiffen will make his first appearance at these Games when he lines up in the heats of the men’s 800m freestyle; he is the third fastest entrant on a time of 7:39.19.
In Sailing, after their impressive win in race three today (Sun), Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove return to the water in Marseilles for races four, five and six of the men’s Skiff.
Off the back of their win against South Africa the women’s rugby Sevens team return to the Stade de France to face Australia in their final Pool game. Australia impressed hugely beating Great Britain 38-5 in their second Pool game on Sunday.
In Canoe Slalom double Olympian Liam Jegou returns to action tomorrow when he goes in the semi-final of the men’s C1 at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. 16 paddlers will each get just one run down the 250m course with the top 12 gaining a spot in the Olympic final. Clare man Jegou, who qualified in 16th place will be the first to take on the course and try and post a strong time when the event starts at 2.30pm.
Next into the boxing ring this afternoon for Team Ireland is defending lightweight champion Kellie Harrington who faces Italy’s Alessia Mesiano in the last 16. Mesiano was a lightweight world bronze medallist in 2022 and comes into the fight with one victory already under her belt in Paris; a 4-1 victory over a Turk in the preliminary round. The duo have met once before, in an Ireland v Italy international in Belfast in 2021 which Harrington won 5-0.
Following his brilliant win in his opening game on Saturday Badminton double Olympian Nhat Nguyen will face Prince Dehal of Nepal in his second group game on Monday night.
SCHEDULE – Monday July 29
(All times listed are Irish times)
9am Men’s Hockey, Pool B, Ireland v Australia
9.30am start Equestrian – Eventing Show-jumping – team and individual, Aoife Clarke, Susie Berry, Austin O’Connor
10am Rowing, Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x), Margaret Cremen & Aoife Casey, repechage 1/2 – first three in rep will qualify for semi-finals
10.06am Swimming, Women’s 400m IM, Ellen Walshe (heat 2/2)
10.19am Swimming, Women’s 100m Backstroke, Danielle Hill (heat3/5)
10.58am Swimming, Men’s 800m Freestyle, Daniel Wiffen, (heat 4/4)
11.05pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, race 4, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove
11.57pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, race 5, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove
12.49pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, race 5, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove
2.30pm Women’s Rugby Sevens, Pool B, Ireland V Australia
2.30pm Canoe Slalom, Men’s C1 semi-final, Liam Jegou
2.46pm Boxing, Women’s 60kg, Round of 16, Kellie Harrington V Allesia Mesiano (ITA)
7pm start Women’s Rugby Sevens, Placing & knockout matches
7.30pm Swimming, Women’s 400m IM final, Ellen Walshe, *dependent on progression
7.57pm Swimming, Women’s 100m Backstroke semi-final, Danielle Hill, *dependent on progression
8.10pm or later Badminton, Men’s Singles, Group P, Nhat Nguyen V Prince Dehal (NEP)
8.25pm Swimming, Women’s 100m Breaststroke final, Mona McSharry
Where to watch?
RTÉ 2 will provide coverage throughout the day, with a live stream available on RTÉ Player also.
