Rugby Sevens Set for Youth Olympic Games Debut Flagbearer: Rugby Sevens player Tiana Penitani will carry the flag for Team Australia at the Youth Olympics opening ceremony Rugby returns to Olympics after 92 years IRB launches ‘I am Rugby Sevens’ video Six men’s and six women’s teams to participate Rugby Canada star Heather Moyse to […]
Katie Taylor is the reigning Irish, European, World and Olympic boxing Champion at 60 kilograms and generally recognised as pound for pound the best female boxer in the World. Trained by her Dad Pete and representing Bray Boxing Club Katie’s talent was credited with being one of the key factors behind the inclusion of women’s boxing […]
Rugby Sevens Teams Confirmed for Youth Olympic Games Debut The International Rugby Board has confirmed the six men’s and six women’s teams that will participate in the Rugby Sevens competitions at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games from August 17-20. Nanjing will be the first time that Rugby Sevens has appeared on the Olympic programme […]
Brazil’s Women to Showcase Newest Olympic Sport as Sao Paulo Draw Announced Boosted by the news that they will secure an automatic spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens event, Brazil’s top female Rugby players return to home soil for the Sao Paulo leg of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series […]
Looking for more ladies to help build a NI handball team, please get in touch. Meeting tonight 8-10 to discuss and train, any newcomers are very welcome. Handball (also known as team handball, Olympic handball, European team handball, European handball, or Borden ball[1]) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each […]
The International Rugby Board welcomes the outcomes of positive discussions with the Rio 2016 Organising Committee and the leaders of eight international federations at the SportAccord convention to discuss the potential hosting of the Rugby Sevens events at the new Deodoro Olympic Park. Rugby Sevens will make its debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, […]
On Sunday 3rd June the Olympic Torch Relay arrived in Northern Ireland. One of the main stops was the Stormont Estate. Volunteer Now’s Inspire Projects, GoldMark and Creating Volunteer Champions were invited to do activities on the lawn outside of the building. Cooke Women were one of the sporting teams that volunteered to showcase their […]