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Olympics Ireland Finalise Largest Ever Squad Of 116 Athletes

Wednesday, 14 July 2021 15:06

We are sending 116 athletes to Tokyo for next month's games.

The Irish Olympics final team line-up has been confirmed and contains a record 116 athletes.

Offaly sends three to the Olympics, Jordan Conroy, Shane Lowry and Darragh Kenny.

Portarlington is also represented through Shane Ryan, whose father hails from the town.

As the final numbers are confirmed for #TeamIreland in #Tokyo2020 we are excited to confirm that it is BY FAR the biggest team ever!!

116 athletes
Tokyo 1964 1 female#Tokyo2020 61 females

What's your favourite female Olympic moment 🤔
#WomenInSportIRE pic.twitter.com/MoW8DbMxwS
— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 14, 2021

Siblings Megan Fletcher and Ben Fletcher will represent Ireland in Judo - Japan's national sport.

They were the final inclusions announced by the Olympic Federation of Ireland today ahead of the start of the Tokyo Games on July 23rd.

The previous record of athletes representing Ireland was 81, at the London Games in 1948.

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