Irish athletes will hope to bring the focus back to sport today – with Thomas Barr gunning for a medal in the 400 metres hurdles final.
Here’s when you need to be in front of the tv.
Golf
Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow resume from three over par and six over par respectively ahead of the second round of the Golf tournament.
.@leona_maguire is such a good golfer, she can caddy for herself. ( Only joking @Lisa_Maguire_ ) #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/3R9NL31Hpx
— Team Ireland (@olympiccouncil) August 18, 2016
Maguire is out at 1.25pm with Meadow getting underway shortly before three.
Pentathlon
Natalya Coyle and Kilkenny’s Arthur Lannigan-O’Keeffe both begin their campaigns in the Modern Pentathlon; Coyle at 2pm and Lannigan-O’Keeffe at 6.30pm.
Good luck today to @ArthurLOK1 & @Natalyacoyle the 1st athletes on Campus back in 2013! #Rio2016 #modernpentathlon pic.twitter.com/C7OR3SvDEN
— NationalSportsCampus (@NatSportsCampus) August 18, 2016
Triathlon
Cork’s Bryan Keane competes in the Men’s Triathlon, which begins at 3pm.
Best of luck to NCAD graduate @tribryan competing today in the Men's Triathlon @Rio2016 @Olympics @olympiccouncil pic.twitter.com/Du6yMGtpIG
— NCAD (@NCAD_Dublin) August 18, 2016
Athletics
Thomas Barr is on the track today at 4pm for the 400 metres hurdles final.
That reaction when a plan exceeds the point where it just comes together. Signing out for … https://t.co/bOwfw89Ev6 pic.twitter.com/hkj8qGhuxd
— Thomas Barr (@TomBarr247) August 17, 2016
The Waterford man has already broken his own the Irish record on the way to the final. It’s been an eventful season for the University of Limerick based runner who was sidelined for 10 weeks with a hip injury.
Sailing
And finally, the sailors Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern compete in the Men’s 49er Medal Race, which gets underway at just after five this evening.
It's a really exciting day! Here are the timings and we'll have all the latest updates. #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/5XWQtpJKF9
— Team Ireland (@olympiccouncil) August 18, 2016
