Episode 3012: Rhys’ Golden Charm, Kellie’s Master-class, Wiffen’s Bronze, Relaxed Rhasidat, 100m Margins
Total medals for Ireland at the Olympic Games between 1960 and 1992 – 6. Total medals for Ireland during Week 1 of the Paris Olympic Games – 7.
©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Michael Foley of the Sunday Times and Sinead O’Carroll of The Journal were in Paris for Rhys’ gold, Kellie’s master-class and Wiffen’s third-place-that-felt-like-a-disappointment-but-is-in-fact-historic.
©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
We recorded the show just in time to see Rhasidat Adeleke’s powerful, composed start to her 400m campaign that has us all dreaming big.
©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Plus there’s the 100m extravaganza, the gold medal table, coach Flo’s form and St Lucia speed.
Click the player at the top of the page to play the show. Monday’s shows are free to all. To listen to our programming throughout the rest of the week, join the Second Captains World Service. There’s no contracts, no hidden fees and shows can be listened to on all good podcast apps, on Spotify or through our website. It’s independent, commercial-free and member-led with feature interviews, breaking news, Ken’s Football Show, The Politics Podcast, The “I’ll Tell You Who Wrote It” Book Club and lots of added extras. You’ll also be supporting the development of our longer-form work, such as our international series ‘Where Is George Gibney?’.
Andy and Eoin discuss Kellie’s progress so far, how the Irish fighters have been getting on in Paris and what to expect from the fights still to come. https://t.co/iUmT2sT9Rt pic.twitter.com/5IICS0dyaM
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) August 1, 2024