No athlete from Northern Ireland has won a gold medal and become an Olympic champion in 36 years, but BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland firmly believes that is about to change.
It has been 36 years since an athlete from Northern Ireland won an Olympic gold medal.I wasn’t born when Lady Mary Peters won gold in the pentathlon at the 1972 Munich Olympics but as a teenager, I stayed up late into the night to watch the Great Britain men’s hockey team featuring NI's Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood win the Olympic title in Seoul in 1988.After more than three decades and now, reporting on my seventh Games, I believe the wait is over to see another.
Scott’s team-mate Rebecca Shorten is a former world champion in the women’s four and will compete alongside Team GB's two-time Olympic winner Helen Glover.Rebecca Edwards was fourth in the women’s eight in Belgrade but earlier last season had won a World Cup gold. Now in the women’s pair, the Aughnacloy rower should not not be dismissed.
World number three golfer Rory McIlroy was unable to win a fifth major in 2024 but could he bounce back and claim an Olympic title? Great Britain are ranked second in the world in men’s hockey and Cookstown’s David Ames, in his third and final Olympics, will captain Team GB as they look to get themselves in contention.
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