Thursday, September 19, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: What is happening on day two?

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Day one is in the books.

It’s been a wet and wild opening to the Paris Olympics, both with the weather in Paris and the sports in which athletes from Northern Ireland have been competing.

Now, what does the second day of action have in store?

From rowing to boxing, let’s take a look.

Aidan Walsh, the only athlete from Northern Ireland to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is back in action on Sunday morning at 10:32 BST.

Walsh, who qualified at the final attempt after taking 14 months away from the sport, faces home favourite Makan Traore in a difficult draw in the last-32 of the men’s 71kg.

There are plenty of rowers from Northern Ireland in action on Sunday. Rebecca Shorten will compete in the women’s four alongside double Olympic champion Helen Glover (11:30 BST), while Rebecca Edwards will also be aiming to escape the heats in the women’s pair (9:30 BST).

Fermanagh duo Nathan Timoney and Ross Corrigan take to the water for Ireland in the men’s pair at 10:00 BST.

After a successful start in the hockey, David Ames will lead GB against South Africa in their second group match while Ashleigh Orchard could feature as Ireland start their Women’s Rugby Sevens campaign against Great Britain at 14:30 BST and South Africa (18:00 BST).

Don’t forget, you can stay right up to date with how athletes from Northern Ireland with our rolling page.

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