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Paris 2024 - The Irish In Action On Day One Of The Olympics

Paris 2024 - The Irish In Action On Day One Of The Olympics
Eoin Harrington
By Eoin Harrington Updated
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After the excitement of Friday night's opening ceremony, the Olympics get into full swing on Saturday morning and there are plenty of Irish athletes in action on day one of Paris 2024.

There has, of course, already been some competition, with the rugby sevens tournament already at the semi-final stage and high drama in the first two days of the football.

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However, the official "Day One" of Paris 2024 is Saturday, and there are medals to be won across several sports.

You'll want to keep up to date with Team Ireland's efforts in Paris, so we've compiled all of the Irish involvement on day one in one handy place for you.

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Who are the Irish athletes in action on day one of the Olympics?

The Ireland rugby sevens team are still reeling from the disappointment of Thursday's contentious quarter-final defeat to Fiji. They still have two games left to play, with a semi-final against the USA deciding whether they will be playing off for 5th place or 7th.

Elsewhere, the Irish hockey team have their first match, there's boxing with Dean Clancy, equestrian eventing, and badminton with Nhat Nguyen, while Madison Corcoran and Liam Jegou get their canoeing campaigns underway.

The biggest name in action is Rhys McClenaghan, who begins his quest for pommel horse glory on Saturday evening.

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Medals are on offer in the cycling time trials, and Irishman Ryan Mullen is competing in the men's event.

All event times are in Irish time. Events in italics are medal events

SPORT IRISH IN ACTION EVENT TIME
Equestrian Eventing Team Eventing Team Dressage 08:30
Equestrian Sarah Ennis, Susannah Berry, Austin O'Connor Eventing Individual Dressage 08:30
Hockey Ireland men's team Ireland v Belgium - Pool B 09:30
Swimming Ellen Walshe 100m Butterfly Heat* 10:00
Rowing Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle Men's Double Sculls Heat 3 10:50
Rowing Zoe Hyde and Alison Bergin Women's Double Sculls Heat 2 11:10
Swimming Freestyle relay team 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heat** 11:15
Canoeing Liam Jegou Canoe Single Heats Run 1 14:00
Rugby 7s Ireland men's team Ireland v USA - 5th-8th placing semi-final*** 14:00
Canoeing Madison Corcoran Canoe Single Heats Run 1 15:00
Cycling Ryan Mullen Men's Individual Time Trial 15:32
Canoeing Liam Jegou Canoe Single Heats Run 2 16:10
Boxing Dean Clancy Men's 63.5kg round of 32
(vs. Obada Alkasbeh of Jordan)
16:22
Canoeing Madison Corcoran Canoe Single Heats Run 2 17:10
Gymnastics Rhys McClenaghan Men's Pommel Horse Qualifying 19:00
Badminton Nhat Nguyen Men's Singles Group P 20:10

*If Walshe progresses, her semi-final will be at 7:30pm

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**If the team progresses, the final takes place at 8:34pm

***If Ireland beat the USA in the semi-final, they will play the winners of New Zealand v Argentina in the 5th place play-off at 17:30. If they lose, they will play the losers of the other semi-final in the 7th place play-off at 17:00

 

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How to watch the Irish in action?

RTÉ's coverage gets underway at 9:15am on Saturday morning on RTÉ 2 and the RTÉ Player. It runs uninterrupted until 10:30pm. Naturally, their main focus will be on the Irish involvement, so you shouldn't miss any of the Team Ireland competitors tuning in to RTÉ.

However, if you do want an alternative, the BBC have their usual across-the-board offering, with coverage getting underway at 8am on BBC One. Live coverage then continues until 10pm, with a highlights programme at 10:20pm.

Eurosport and Discovery+ are the IOC's main broadcasting partner in Europe, and will have even more coverage than either RTÉ or BBC - we have the full breakdown on the different ways to catch the Olympics right here.

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What else to look out for on day one in Paris?

The first medal of the Olympics should be won in the morning, with medal events in the shooting (10m Mixed Air Rifle) and diving (Women's 3m Synchronised Springboard) getting underway at 10:30am and 11am respectively.

The skateboarding final at 5pm is also worth checking out, purely for the bonkers nature of it all.

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SEE ALSO: Previewing All 133 Irish Competitors At The Paris Olympics

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