Roller Derby
Roller Derby, usually only played by Women, is a sport played on Roller Skates, where two teams (called Leagues in Roller Derby), race around an oval track. The object is to score points by overtaking opposition skaters and blocking them also.
Irish Leagues (teams) in Dublin, Limerick and Belfast have been members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association over the past four years. The WFTDA is a Worldwide Governing Body for the sport and organises tournaments worldwide, with Weighed Rankings kept, and the top Leagues competing in end-of-year tournaments.
Below you will find links to various WFTDA Rankings and Tournaments:
Roller Derby
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Women’s Flat Track Derby Association:
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Irish Ranked Teams 2015-2018
Track & Field
Athletics has a long and distinguished presence in Ireland, with numerous Summer Olympics Medal winners. It is also known as Track & Field.
Track & Field
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National Track & Field League:
Athletics Ireland National Track & Field League Premier Men 2007-2009
Athletics Ireland National Track & Field League Final Premier Men 2014-2018
Athletics Ireland National Track & Field League Premier Women Final 2007-2009
Athletics Ireland National Track & Field League Premier Women Final 2014-2017
Athletics Ireland National Combined Events (Years):
Orienteering
Orienteering combines running with the discipline of Map Reading, whereby teams of players must find pre-set stations around a course, usually in an Outdoors Area, and return home in the quickest time. Penalties occur when a station is not reached in the correct order.
Orienteering Ireland organises Leagues in Leinster, Munster, the South East, Dublin and Kerry.
Orienteering Ireland
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Dublin by Night Long (Level 1) (Seasons):
Greenway Series (Seasons):
Mountain Running
Mountain Running
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Irish Mountain Running Association
IMRA Irish Championship (Years):
Bouldering
There are two main types of Competitive Mountaineering in Ireland: Hill Running and Bouldering. The Irish Bouldering League is under Mountaineering Ireland and is run over 5 Competitions each year, with 30 problems to be solved in each competition. Points are scored from 10 Points to 1 depending on which attempt a climber solves a problem (10 Pts for 1st Attempt, 7 Pts for 2nd Attempt etc) [See Articles for References]
Bouldering
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Irish Bouldering League
IBL Senior Female (Seasons):
Strength
The Irish Strength Association runs Strongman and Strongwoman competitions in Ireland, as well as sending representatives to the Ultimate Strength World Championships and other Strength Competitions Worldwide.
Ultimate Strength
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World Ultimate Strength Tour
Ultimate Strength Uzbekistan Event (Years):
Gymnastics
Gymastics Ireland is the National Governing Body for the Olympic Sport in Ireland. It is a member of the Federation of International Gymnastics.
Gymnastics Ireland
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GI Womens Artistic Natonal Series Team Results (Years):
Cheer Sport
Dance and Cheer Sport includes Ballroom Dancing, Irish Dancing and Cheerleading (Cheer Sport).
Cheer Sport
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International Cheer Union
World Cheerleading Championship
ICU WCC All Girl Elite (Editions):
ICU WCC Coed Elite (Editions):
American Football Ireland Cheerleaders
Cork Admirals Irish American Football Team Cheerleaders 2010
Irish-Born US College Football Cheerleaders
Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020
Fitness
Cross-Fit Games (Fitness), Ireland’s Fittest Family are examples of Fitness Sports.
Cross-Fit Games
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The Cross-Fit Games is the World Championship for the sport of Fitness whereby contestants compete over gruelling courses and obstacles.
Ireland’s Fittest Family
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Ireland’s Fittest Family is a TV Gameshow whereby family compete over a number of gruelling courses and obstacles.
