This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Natalya is the first ever Irish woman to qualify for the Modern Olympic Pentathlon a five sport event invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912 which simulates the skills of a 19th century calvalry soldier behind enemy lines. Natalya tells of how she has rode horses, shot, fenced, swam, and ran her way to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Pole Vaulter Tori Pena is a Californian whose grandmother comes from Derry and who has dual Irish American citizenship is Irelands first ever woman pole vaulter at the Olympics. As part of our winning women series we caught up Tori in the run up to her first Olympic Games. Tori who trains in Arizona was back at Morton Stadium in Santry defending her national title.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Two women athletes making history at London 2012 are Irish pentathlete Natalya Coyle and pole vaulter Tori Pena. Natalya is Irelands first ever competitor in the Olympic Pentathlon a five sport event while Tori Pena a Californian whose grandmother comes from Derry and who has dual Irish American citizenship is Irelands first ever woman pole vaulter at the Olympics. As part of our winning women series we caught up with Natalya and Tori in the run up to their first Olympic Games. Tori who trains in Arizona was back at Morton Stadium in Santry defending her national title.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Extra podcast material. 29 year old Hannah Craig started canoeing when she moved from Antrim to France. It is her first Olympics and she talks to us about her event the Canoe Slalom and her hope to have more women involved in sport in Ireland.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Ireland has four swimmers in the London 2012 Olympic team, and three of them are women Melanie Nocher, Grainne Murphy and Co Down schoolgirl Sycerika McMahon, At just seventeen Sycerika is our youngest Olympian, and in todays Winning Women feature, she tells us how shes been mixing Olympic training with school and just what it was like to win silver in the 50 metres breaststroke at the Europeans AND qualify for the 100 metres breast stroke in London.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Lisa Kearney is a twenty three year old Belfast athlete who is making history. Shes the first Irish woman to compete in Judo at the Olympic Games and shes just got silver at the world judo championships in Estonia in her final big competition before London 2012. She coached by Irelands two time Olympian Ciaran Ward and is now based in Edinburgh. As part of our winning women Olympics series we caught up with her on a visit to her home club in Belfast to find out why Judo is her passion and how shes come back from serious injury.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. 23 year Chloe Magee is Ireland number 1 badminton champion and she's heading to London for her second Olympic Games. Its a family affair with Chloe, who comes from Raphoe in Donegal, as her coach is her brother Daniel and she plays international doubles with her brother Sam Magee, an outstanding player himself. As part of our winning women series on the record number of elite Irish women athletes heading to London 2012 we caught up with Chloe and her brother Daniel and talked about her passion for the game and her international winning streak.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. DCU Elite Athlete Fionnuala Britton is a twenty seven year old long distance runner and seen as an athlete who has made the most dramatic progress since the last Olympic Games. Shes the focus today for our winning women series on the record number of Irish athletes heading to London .

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Derry woman Aileen Morrison is one of our most promising medal hopes in the London Olympics in our series winning women on the record number of women athletes flying the flag for Ireland in London 2012 weve been looking at the marathon..well Aileen is representing us in the triathlon which like the marathon is a free to view event taking place in Hyde park.

Lisa Essuman met Aileen who won silver at the world series in may. To find out what it takes to win in three sports and whether she can do it again in London.

This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne

Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. To start Lisa is looking at the marathon its one of the oldest and toughest events in the games and weve three women competing in it for Ireland. Record breaking marathon runner Catherina Mckiernan and veteran Olympic commentator Jimmy Magee open the episode.