The 2024 Summer Olympics saw several notable achievements and results across various sports. Great Britain's men's 4x200m freestyle relay team, aided by Jack McMillan, qualified first for the final, while Mona McSharry won Ireland's first medal with a bronze in the 100m breaststroke. Ireland's rugby sevens team was eliminated by Australia in the quarter-finals, and Great Britain's Freya Colbert and Katie Shanahan advanced to the final of the women’s 400m individual medley. Additionally, Kellie Harrington of Ireland began her boxing title defense with a unanimous victory.