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OwlsFan
25/01/2006, 10:56 AM
[Don't quote entire articles, and include the name of the source and a link if available. Deletion is the default action when this happens from now on. Feel free to edit this post if you decide to obey the rules. --adam]
Dodge
25/01/2006, 11:07 AM
Nice to see she won't be competing against Ireland.
razor
25/01/2006, 11:59 AM
Nice to see she won't be competing against Ireland.
We might have had a chance if she did.
Dublin12
25/01/2006, 12:24 PM
Why doesn't the has-been just pack it in:confused:
anto eile
26/01/2006, 8:06 PM
switching countries. disgrace
sligoman
26/01/2006, 8:23 PM
Nice to see she won't be competing against Ireland.Even better that she's not competing for Ireland:p.
Dodge
26/01/2006, 10:36 PM
She will compete for Ireland, she's only doing this for the commonwealth games. Which thankfully we're not part of...
dahamsta
27/01/2006, 7:16 AM
She will compete for Ireland, she's only doing this for the commonwealth games.Which you shouldn't have needed to point out because it's in the article. Above there. Not even on a link, right above there. First post in the thread. (Or rather it would be, if I hadn't deleted it.)

One day, in a magical, mystical, wonderful land far, far away, people will actually read the article before posting their, uh, "opinion".

adam
Littlest Hobo
28/01/2006, 8:56 PM
She will compete for Ireland, she's only doing this for the commonwealth games. Which thankfully we're not part of...

Ohh ahh That made me laugh. :D Change the subject why don't ya:rolleyes:
Dodge
28/01/2006, 9:02 PM
wtf??
anto eile
29/01/2006, 4:00 PM
imagine in football.
ray houghton played for ireland, but temporarily switched to britain to play in the commonwealth games footabll tournament, then back to irealnd afterwards.
all hypothetical,but still it wouldnt be right. athlets shuoldnt be switching countries to play in various competitions to suit themselves
citybone
10/02/2006, 10:10 PM
Why doesn't the has-been just pack it in:confused:
it is a easier competion she is stepping down she is not good enough to compete in top level international or european distance running so she will compete in less competitive competitions

its more like if sheringham he prefers to play 1st team football in the championship rather than being a sub for some premiershipteam or retiring
HarpoJoyce
11/02/2006, 6:46 PM
If she races for Australia in the Commonwealth Games. She's just racing for a different team, at a separate competition she may not be eligible for otherwise.

She's already won medals for another team apart from Ireland.
The Irish Universities in Sheffield in 1991 at the World Student Games.

http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm
"3,000 Metres Women
....Gold
1991 Iulia Besliu ROM 8:55.42

Silver
Sonia O'Sullivan IRL 8:56.35

Bronze
Zita Ágoston HUN 9:01.09..."

Didn't see her compete, I was watching the Men's Football.
CollegeTillIDie
16/02/2006, 8:31 AM
Roy Keane; Sonia O'Sullivan; Stephen Ireland...

What is it with Corkonians and their wavering national loyalty ? :D
Risteard
21/03/2006, 2:22 PM
After all that (http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0321/osullivans.html)
Sonia O'Sullivan, who was due to run for Australia at the Commonwealth Games, has lost her battle to overcome a hamstring injury.

The 36-year-old former world champion has pulled out of the women's 5,000 metres set for Friday.
The Good Son
21/03/2006, 4:24 PM
Surely she should've been representing Queenstown anyway. They're still part of the Commonwealth aren't they?
CollegeTillIDie
25/03/2006, 10:05 PM
Surely she should've been representing Queenstown anyway. They're still part of the Commonwealth aren't they?

They have been COB- H for decades biy :D
ali2005
26/03/2006, 1:05 PM
Shes a disgrace:mad: . She should have retired years ago
Risteard
27/03/2006, 1:20 AM
:D I feel personally let down aswell.
paul_oshea
28/03/2006, 4:36 PM
i heard that the injury was just a feign, because she got a bit too much stick in aus,becuase she stated that she would still run for ireland in europe and the world championships.

anyhow she is 36 now....
CollegeTillIDie
01/04/2006, 11:42 AM
imagine in football.
ray houghton played for ireland, but temporarily switched to britain to play in the commonwealth games footabll tournament, then back to irealnd afterwards.
all hypothetical,but still it wouldnt be right. athlets shuoldnt be switching countries to play in various competitions to suit themselves

Apart from Britain not fielding a team in the Commonwealth ( i.e England, Scotland, Wales, The Isle Of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Northern Ireland all field individual teams) that is .