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The Irish delegation went to the Beijing Winter Olympics

The reporter learned from the Chinese Embassy in Ireland on the 26th that most members of the Irish delegation participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics are scheduled to depart for Beijing on the same day, and the rest of the delegation has arrived in Beijing as an advance team.

The Irish delegation went to the Beijing Winter Olympics

6 Irish athletes competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Irish Olympic Committee recently announced the list of 20 people to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Ireland will send six athletes, including two women. They will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, bobsleigh and snowboarding.

Snowboarder Shelmer O'Connor, 24, will be the first Irish athlete to compete in three Winter Olympics, having previously competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Text/Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Qi

Editor/Xu Zhao

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