The sporting weekend illustrated by 5 key numbers:
49 – The number of IOC votes won by Wrestling as it won a reprieve at the Olympics. Softball got 24 and Squash 22 from among the power brokers of the Games who were decising which one of the three would be included on the programme for Tokyo 2012.
71 – The minute in which Cork took the lead for the first time in the All Ireland Hurling Final against Clare. An intriguing game that went all the way to the wire, and beyond.
17 – The number of Grand Slam titles now won by Serena Williams after claiming victory in the Women’s US Open Tennis.
8 – The number of races (out of twelve) won by the new European Champion Annalise Murphy over a week’s racing at the European Laser Sailing Championships out of the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire.
31 – The number of seconds by which Nicholas Roche trails in the Vuelta, one of Cycling’s Grand Slam events in Spain. Today will be a critical day in the battle to see whether he can bridge the gap from second to first.
Sports Tourism Seminar at Croke Park (September 19th)
Sport for Business 20/20 at Ulster Bank HQ (October 8th)
The Business of Youth Sport Seminar (November 28th)
