BadmintonIre's News
28/07/2008 00:00:00 - Well we are finally up and running. Team Ireland arrived in to the Olympic Village and was immediately impressed. The Village is simply amazing with excellent accommodation blocks, food hall resident centres etc.
08/07/2008 00:00:00 - Chloe Magee's run ended just one match away from her first tournament singles victory on the international circuit. In the OCBC Yonex US Open Grand Prix, Chloe lost an angonisingly close match against local favourite Lili Zhou 23-21 21-16.
08/07/2008 00:00:00 - Scott and Chloe go to the Olympics
03/07/2008 00:00:00 - And so The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games looms ever closer and everyone is getting very excited. This morning I received a “good luck” text message from Chef de Mission Dermot Henihan who,together with CEO Stephen Martin, has headed off to Beijing to begin final preparations.
03/07/2008 00:00:00 - Only 35 days left to the Opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the preparations are progressing at full speed. Ireland’s two Olympic athletes are currently training in Denmark under the watchful eye of coach, Jim Laugesen. The last few weeks have had a high physical content with Jim seemingly enjoying inflicting the pain. Worse still I think Scott and Chloe like that more than Jim...
01/07/2008 00:00:00 - "Ireland's Olympians", the RTE TV Series, starts Monday, June 30, at 7.30pm on RTE2, and runs for five weeks.
19/05/2008 13:31:35 - On the 16th of May 2008, BWF informed all National Associations of an early re-allocation of Olympic positions and on that list a young 19 year old Donegal women got her reward for her dedication and hard work. Chloe Magee will have her name submitted to the OCI for approval to be part of the Irish team and represent her country in the biggest sporting event on the planet.