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Commonwealth Games News - Sport Northern Ireland and SINI Athletes

05 October 2010

You can view the latest news on Sport Northern Ireland and SINI athletes below.

Video Link - Boxing Secures 3rd Gold For Northern Ireland
Video Link - Boxing Secures 3rd Gold For Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland boxing team captain Eamon O'Kane beats Anthony Ogogo in the middleweight final to add a gold medal to the team tally.
 
Northern Irish Trio Box To Glory
Northern Irish Trio Box To Glory
Paddy Barnes led Northern Ireland to their finest-ever performance in the Commonwealth boxing ring as they won three titles in Delhi.
 
Final Boxer For Northern Ireland Wins Silver
Final Boxer For Northern Ireland Wins Silver
Sport Northern Ireland funded Heavyweight Steven Ward had to settle for a silver medal after being stopped in the first round of his final against Englishman Simon Vallily.
 
Boxer Eamon O’Kane Takes 3rd Gold For Northern Ireland
Boxer Eamon O’Kane Takes 3rd Gold For Northern Ireland
Team captain Eamon O'Kane, from Dungiven, saw off England's Anthony Ogogo 16-4 in a one-sided middleweight final.
 
Bowler Gary Kelly Takes Bronze
Bowler Gary Kelly Takes Bronze
Sport Northern Ireland funded bowler Gary Kelly secured his bronze medal by beating Englishman Sam Tolchard in the singles play-off match.
 
Bronze for Shooter David Calvert
Bronze for Shooter David Calvert
Sport Northern Ireland funded shooter David Calvert, a gold medal winner on four occasions, secured the bronze in the full bore rifle shooting.
 
Video Links - Sport Northern Ireland Boxing Medallists
Video Links - Sport Northern Ireland Boxing Medallists
See Barnes, Gallagher and McCarthy in action in their finals!
 
Boxer Thomas McCarthy Takes Silver
Boxer Thomas McCarthy Takes Silver
Sport Northern Ireland funded boxer Thomas McCarthy got a silver medal after being outpointed in the light heavyweight class.
 
Boxer Paddy Gallagher Clinches Gold
Boxer Paddy Gallagher Clinches Gold
Sport Northern Ireland funded boxer Paddy Gallagher followed Paddy Barnes by winning Northern Ireland’s 2nd Gold medal, with an 11-6 success over England's Callum Smith.
 
Northern Ireland Boxer Barnes Wins Commonwealth Gold
Northern Ireland Boxer Barnes Wins Commonwealth Gold
Sport Northern Ireland funded boxer Paddy Barnes has won Northern Ireland's first gold Commonwealth Games medal in boxing for 16 years by winning the light flyweight final.
 
Bronze Medal For Matthew Hall in Shooting
Bronze Medal For Matthew Hall in Shooting
Sport Northern Ireland funded shooter Matthew Hall has won a bronze medal in the 50 metres rifle prone event at the Commonwealth Games.
 
Day 8 Update on Sport Northern Ireland Athletes
Day 8 Update on Sport Northern Ireland Athletes
Day 8 Update on Sport Northern Ireland Athletes
 
Video Links - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Boxers in Action
Video Links - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Boxers in Action
See Barnes, O'Kane, Ward and McCarthy in the ring in their semi-finals.
 
Five Sport Northern Ireland Funded Boxers Earn Tilt at Gold
Five Sport Northern Ireland Funded Boxers Earn Tilt at Gold
Sport Northern Ireland funded boxers enjoyed a remarkable day at the Commonwealth Games as all five contenders qualified for gold medal bouts.
 
Video Link - NI Secure Four More Boxing Medals
Video Link - NI Secure Four More Boxing Medals
Northern Ireland's Tommy McCarthy, Paddy Gallagher, Eamon O'Kane and Steven Ward reach semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games.
 
Northern Ireland Sure of Five Commonwealth Games Medals
Northern Ireland Sure of Five Commonwealth Games Medals
Northern Ireland are now sure of five boxing medals at the Commonwealth Games after four men won their quarter-finals bouts in Delhi on Sunday.
 
David McCann Finishes 5th in 168km Road Race
David McCann Finishes 5th in 168km Road Race
Sport Northern Ireland funded cyclist David McCann put in an excellent performance in finishing fifth in the 168-kilometre road race through the deserted streets of the Indian capital.
 
Paddy Barnes Through to Semi-Finals
Paddy Barnes Through to Semi-Finals
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Paddy Barnes won his fight in the quarter-finals against Andrew Moloney of Australia 5-3 and he will now contest for a medal.
 
Ciara Mageean Finishes 10th in 1500m Final
Ciara Mageean Finishes 10th in 1500m Final
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Ciara Mageean finished 10th in the 1500m final in a time of 4:10.85.
 
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel Takes the Silver Medal
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel Takes the Silver Medal
Watch Wendy Houvenaghel take her medal for silver in the final of the 3000m individual pursuit.
 
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel in Action
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel in Action
Watch Wendy Houvenaghel win silver for Northern Ireland after being in the final of the 3000m individual pursuit.
 
Wendy Houvenaghel Secures Second Medal
Wendy Houvenaghel Secures Second Medal
Sport Northern Ireland funded cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel has secured Northern Ireland's second medal of the Commonwealth Games by winning silver in the women's 3000m individual pursuit.
 
Amy Foster Finishes 5th in 100m Semi-Final
Amy Foster Finishes 5th in 100m Semi-Final
SINI athlete Amy Foster produced a season's best of 11.61 as she finished fifth in her 100m semi-final but it wasn't enough to progress to the final.
 
Joanna Mills Finishes 8th in 400m Semi-Final
Joanna Mills Finishes 8th in 400m Semi-Final
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Joanna Mills finished eighth and last in her 400m semi-final in 55.68 - .22secs slower than her heat time on Wednesday.
 
Video Link - NI Cycling Team
Video Link - NI Cycling Team
View the NI's Cycling Team in action and delight at winning a bronze medal.
 
Boxer Paddy Barnes Wins His Opening Bout
Boxer Paddy Barnes Wins His Opening Bout
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Paddy Barnes defeated Scotland's Ian Butcher 4-2 in a tense opening light-flyweight contest.
 
First NI Medal at Commonwealth Games
First NI Medal at Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland has just won their first medal in cycling - a bronze in the team pursuit, which includes Sport Northern Ireland funded athletes Martyn Irvine and David McCann and Sean Downey!
 
Sport Northern Ireland Swimmers Progress to Semi-Finals
Sport Northern Ireland Swimmers Progress to Semi-Finals
Northern Ireland also had a good morning in the swimming pool in Delhi with Sycerika McMahon, Chelsey Wilson and Michael Dawson, who are all funded by Sport Northern Ireland, progressing to semi-finals.
 
Ciara Mageean Qualifies For Delhi Final
Ciara Mageean Qualifies For Delhi Final
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Ciara Mageean produced an impressive performance to qualify for the women's 1500m final at the Commonwealth Games.
 
Video Link - Sport Northern Ireland Athletes
Video Link - Sport Northern Ireland Athletes
View Sport Northern Ireland funded athletes, including Madeline Perry and Mark Nesbitt, in action.
 
Madeline Perry Loses in Squash Last Eight in Delhi
Madeline Perry Loses in Squash Last Eight in Delhi
Madeline Perry suffered a crushing 3-2 defeat in the quarter-finals of the squash event at the Commonwealth Games.
 
SINI cyclist Heather Wilson Finishes 5th
SINI cyclist Heather Wilson Finishes 5th
SINI cyclist Heather Wilson finished 5th on 22 points in the 100-lap, 10-sprint women's points cycling discipline.
 
Video Link - Luke and Bethany Carson
Video Link - Luke and Bethany Carson
View Sport Northern Ireland funded athletes - brother and sister, Gymnast Luke Carson and Swimmer Bethany Carson talking about their Delhi experience.
 
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel
Video Link - Wendy Houvenaghel
View Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Wendy Houvenaghel talking abou her arrival in Delhi and her delight at representing Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
 
Na Liu’s Disappointment at Northern Ireland’s Defeat to Nigeria
Na Liu’s Disappointment at Northern Ireland’s Defeat to Nigeria
The Northern Ireland Table Tennis Team have missed out on a place in the quarter-finals after a 3-1 defeat to Nigeria.
 
Melanie Nocher Sets Another Personal Best Result
Melanie Nocher Sets Another Personal Best Result
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Melanie Nocher sets another Personal Best result on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games.
 
Melanie Nocher Sets a Personal Best in 200m Freestyle
Melanie Nocher Sets a Personal Best in 200m Freestyle
Sport Northern Ireland funded athlete Melaine Nocher set a new Personal Best result on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games.
 
Andrew Bree Insists Best Still to Come
Andrew Bree Insists Best Still to Come
Sport Northern Ireland funded swimmer Andrew Bree heads into his fourth Commonwealth Games convinced the best moments of his career are still to come.
 
Montgomery Named as the Official Flagbearer of the NI Team
Montgomery Named as the Official Flagbearer of the NI Team
Sport Northern Ireland Performer Development Centre athlete Mark Montgomery has been named as the official Flagbearer of the Northern Ireland Team.
 
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete Paddy Barnes
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete Paddy Barnes
Winning medals at major championships has become common for Paddy Barnes although he has a bit of unfinished business left with the Commonwealth Games.
 
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete Wendy Houvenaghel
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete Wendy Houvenaghel
There are high expectations on the shoulders of Wendy Houvenaghel as she heads to Delhi to represent Northern Ireland for the first time in her international career.
 
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete David Calvert
Preview - Sport Northern Ireland Funded Athlete David Calvert
If experience counts for anything then David Calvert is already ahead of the field in Delhi.