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Who are we sending to the Olympics?

  • 19-05-2016 02:08PM
    #1
    snubbleste
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    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants.
    Before it was Sonia dis, Rob dat, Caitríona, Katie etc.
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?


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  • #2
    eamonnq
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    Jedward


  • #3
    Bottleopener
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants.
    Before it was Sonia dis, Rob dat, Caitríona, Katie etc.
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?

    If you want to follow Irish people who have qualified for the Olympics, this thread has a great amount of information: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056783559&page=101


  • #4
    LightsStillOn
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    We don't have world class athletes who can take part and win medals in the Olympics, for the most part, because the funding system over here compared to most other countries is a joke.


  • #5
    Dodge
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    http://www.balls.ie/athletics/the-updated-list-of-every-irish-athlete-qualified-for-2016-olympics/312332

    All there. 69 qualified so far. Still months away. Loads of TV sport for you to get worked up about before then


  • #6
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    RTE do a programme every week called Road to Rio where they profile some of the athletes on the team.

    I'd say it's up on their player.


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  • #7
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    LightsStillOn wrote: »
    We don't have world class athletes who can take part and win medals in the Olympics, for the most part, because the funding system over here compared to most other countries is a joke.

    Plus we've a tiny pool to pick from compared to other nations.


  • #8
    beach_walker
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    Calm down OP, Euros first!


  • #9
    Christy42
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    There are also plenty of spots left. Katie hasn't qualified yet but will be expected to be there. I know of a few other sports where there are a load of qualifying competitions left. Always find it weird that you can find out about such a big thing (going to the olympics) just a month or two before you step on the plane!


  • #10
    Badly Drunk Boy
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants.
    Before it was Sonia dis, Rob dat, Caitríona, Katie etc.
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?

    There has been an ad on the telly for the past month or two. I haven't paid much attention to it but it shows various sportspeople doing various sports with the odd "I'm bringing back gold for Ireland!" type soundbites.

    Why would Brazil not having English as the first language be an issue? The Olympics have been in non-anglophone countries before. It even started in one!


  • #11
    MarcoAntonio23
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    The Kinahans are sending over a team for the 25m rapid-fire pistol class :D


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  • #12
    snubbleste
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    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    Why would Brazil not having English as the first language be an issue? The Olympics have been in non-anglophone countries before. It even started in one!
    Well the Us, Uk, Oz Olympics were more heavily promoted in Ireland than the ones in Greece, China etc.


  • #13
    Tabnabs
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    Tidey...

    http://briancarlinphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BrienTidey_Rio2016_Photo-BrianCarlin.jpg


  • #14
    JustShon
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    eamonnq wrote: »
    Jedward

    I heard Dustin will represent us in the boxing.


  • #15
    JPNelsforearm
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Plus we've a tiny pool to pick from compared to other nations.

    I'd say its more a national aversion to success, eg Michelle DeBruin and her treatment by the establishment, says all you need about priorities, its certainly not about success, thus they get the coverage and mainstream attention they deserve, as in, very little.


  • #16
    snubbleste
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    beach_walker wrote: »
    Calm down OP, Euros first!
    But I'm not interested in twenty two grown men chasing a wee ball around a field..


  • #17
    beach_walker
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    But I'm not interested in twenty two grown men chasing a wee ball around a field..

    Well just think of it as a warm-up for the live pharmaceutical trials competition then.


  • #18
    Dr Crayfish
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    Who was that boat woman who nearly won gold in the last one? O'Brien was it? Hopefully she's in this one too


  • #19
    snubbleste
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    Dr Crayfish wrote: »
    Who was that boat woman who nearly won gold in the last one? O'Brien was it? Hopefully she's in this one too
    Sally O'Brien


  • #20
    Mint Sauce
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants.
    Before it was Sonia dis, Rob dat, Caitríona, Katie etc.
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?

    Erm, our mostly highly profiled Olympian in recent years Katie Taylor, asuming on a good run in The Worlds, one of the top Golfers in the world Rory McIlroy has declared himself , plus one or two swimmers currently competing well in The Europeans in London, and thats just a few off the top of my head.


  • #21
    BoJack Horseman
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants

    What efforts did you make to find out?


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  • #22
    Riskymove
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?

    I think Rory McIllroy and Shane Lowry as Golf Team will probably be considered high profile

    Barnes, Conlan in Boxing

    Most likely Katie Taylor too


  • #23
    moleyv
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    Our horses are trying to keep a low profile, avoiding dark alleys, cocktail bars and glamour models navels.


  • #24
    Christy42
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Well the Us, Uk, Oz Olympics were more heavily promoted in Ireland than the ones in Greece, China etc.

    I know for Oz and London (Sonia and Katie) we had much better chances of golds than in the others. Unsure about 96 though. I guess we had Michelle though I can't remember if we expected her to get a medal at that point or if we had already figured she had taken everything in the local pharmacy at that stage. London is also right next to us as well which helps build hype.


  • #25
    snubbleste
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    BoJack Horseman wrote: »
    What efforts did you make to find out?
    I started a thread in AH.


  • #26
    Donald Trump
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    The Olympics are only 11 weeks away, yet I know of no Irish participants.
    Before it was Sonia dis, Rob dat, Caitríona, Katie etc.
    Are there no high profile sports people left in Ireland? Why is there so little publicity, marketing etc? Is it because Brazil is a non-english speaking country?


    I know how you feel.

    This morning I woke up wondering, for some reason, what the capital of Bahrain is. I decided against goolgling it and instead chose to come on here and give out about the fact that I've never seen it in the papers. Not that I read papers mind you

    Is it because they don't speak English? Maybe it's an anti-Arab thing. Either way, it's your fault that I was not aware of it.


  • #27
    Agent Smyth
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    beach_walker wrote: »
    Well just think of it as a warm-up for the live pharmaceutical trials competition then.


    I like that, I like that a lot, I think I'll be quoting that a few times this summer :)


  • #28
    snubbleste
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    Donald Trump wrote: »
    I know how you feel.
    This morning I woke up wondering, for some reason, what the capital of Bahrain is. I decided against goolgling it and instead chose to come on here and give out about the fact that I've never seen it in the papers. Not that I read papers mind you
    Is it because they don't speak English? Maybe it's an anti-Arab thing. Either way, it's society's fault that I was not aware of it.
    I knew the capital of Bahrain was Manama. :cool:


  • #29
    Donald Trump
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    I knew the capital of Bahrain was Manama. :cool:

    And yet you never told me! :p


  • #30
    JustShon
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    Donald Trump wrote: »
    And yet you never told me! :p

    You should've started a thread about.

    Incidentally, don't you have a wall to be building?


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  • #31
    snubbleste
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    Normally it's hyped up to a year in advance with heavy promotion from sponsors and all the usual flag waving from rté.
    Yet, I've seen or heard very little, except see a promotion on coca-cola bottles.


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