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Rory McIlroy will represent Ireland once again at the Olympics in Paris. The 35-year-old golf star, who was born in Northern Ireland, will be competing at his second Olympics after making his debut in Tokyo in 2021. McIlroy was born in Northern Ireland and was eligible to represent Team GB but opted to play for Ireland three years ago. In Tokyo, McIlroy and his teammate Shane Lowry finished just outside the medals as they placed fourth but the pair are now aiming for a podium spot in Paris. Why is Rory McIlroy playing for Ireland and not Great Britain at…

A doctor has urged people not to stop washing their hands when they go to the toilet after an Olympic athlete claimed he was doing just that. Chris Eades, an infectious diseases consultant in Manchester, said he was dismayed to hear this unorthodox method given airtime by a Team USA triathlete. ‘You can’t immunise yourself to E. coli by being exposed to it,’ he told Metro.co.uk. ‘It doesn’t work like that.’ ‘If people follow that advice and don’t practice normal good hygiene practices, for example after going to the toilet or handling food, they risk exposing themselves to bacteria that…

Steven van de Velde’s partner says he was ‘disappointed’ with the crowd reaction after the convicted rapist was relentlessly booed again at the Olympic Games in Paris. Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19. He resumed his volleyball career after serving 12 months of a four-year sentence and was named in the Netherlands’ Olympic squad in June. The 29-year-old was booed during his first appearance at the beach volleyball event on Sunday and was given an even more hostile reception as the…

Tyler Mislawchuk believes it was the heat – and not pollution in the River Seine – that made him vomit ‘ten times’ after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics. Alex Yee staged an incredible late comeback to seal Team GB’s fifth gold medal of the Games in Wednesday’s compelling triathlon. However, the main talking point in the build-up to the spectacle had been the poor water quality in the French capital, with practice sessions on Sunday and Monday having to be scrapped as a result of high traces of E. Coli. And while organisers had spent a total of…

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is well into its first week with Team GB’s medal count quickly rising. Britain has one of the most successful records in Olympic history and Team GB are once again fighting the likes of the United States and China in the medal table. The nation has secured 20 medals at Paris 2024 so far from the opening five days; six gold, seven silver and seven bronze, making it their best start to an Olympics for 112 years. Follow Metro.co.uk’s live blog for latest news on the Paris Olympics Here is the updated medal tally…

Turkey’s Yusuf Dikec has been dubbed a ‘hitman’ by Olympics viewers after his cool and calm performance in the air pistol shooting. The 51-year-old is competing at his fifth Olympics, having previously participated in Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo in 2021. Dikec had not won an Olympic medal before travelling to Paris but made history with his teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan as they won silver – Turkey’s first-ever shooting sport medal. During the event, spectators could not help but notice that Dikec stood out from the rest of his competitors with his minimalist equipment. Typically, pistol shooters…

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle has accused his rivals of ‘looking down’ on him and ‘deliberately splashing’ his coach at the Paris 2024 Olympics. It comes after Pan broke his own world record as he won gold in the 100m freestyle on Wednesday night, further intensifying the doping row involving China’s swimmers. An investigation by the New York Times revealed in April that 23 Chinese swimmers who had competed at the last Olympics in Tokyo had failed a drugs test – 11 of whom are competing again at Paris. Follow Metro.co.uk’s live blog for updates from the Paris 2024 Olympics Pan…

Team GB’s Emma Reid was in tears after a disqualification ended her hopes of winning an Olympic medal in the women’s judo. The 29-year-old, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games two years ago, lost to South Korea’s Hyunji Yoon in the opening round of the under-78kg event on Thursday morning. Reid’s exit has now ended Team GB’s chances of winning a judo medal in Paris. ‘I think we had a really good preparation. We were at home, we went away for a camp. I just think it’s tough, especially when a few of us, it’s our first Games. ‘We’re not…

BBC viewers are once again being forced to settle for scaled-down coverage of the Olympics in Paris this summer. For both London 2012 and Rio 2016, the BBC was able to provide wall-to-wall action of the Olympics, giving viewers their choice of every event to watch throughout the competition. However, the BBC lost control of the rights to the Olympics after they were sold to US broadcasting giant Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) for £920 million in 2015. The BBC subsequently agreed a deal with Discovery to sub-license the rights but that only allows two live events to be shown simultaneously,…

Team GB star Luke Greenbank won his heat but was subsequently disqualified (Picture: Getty)Ian Thorpe has criticised Luke Greenbank for taking an unnecessary risk which led to the Team GB swimmer’s disqualification from the men’s 200m backstroke event at the Paris Olympics. Greenbank appeared to secure a spot in the semi-finals with ease, blowing away the rest of the field to win his heat with the fastest time from Wednesday morning’s qualifying session. However, Greenbank – a two-time medallist in Tokyo in 2021 – dropped to his knees with his head in his hands after it became clear that he had broken the…