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Longford marksman Derek Burnett delighted to qualify for 5th Olympics

Jul 5, 2021 17:45 By Shannonside News
Longford marksman Derek Burnett delighted to qualify for 5th Olympics
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Derek Burnett qualified for his 1st Olympics in 2000 and hasn't looked back since

Longford marksman Derek Burnett says he's delighted to have qualified for his fifth Olympics and is even happier that the county now has three people going to Tokyo for the event.

The Kenagh native has qualified for every Olympics since 2000 with the exception of Rio in 2016 when he narrowly lost out.

The shooter now joins swimmers Darragh Green and Gerry Quinn on Ireland's Olympic team ahead of this summer's games.

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He says he's very happy to be going to compete at the highest level once again and is looking forward to his fellow Longfordians being there too.

Listen to the full interview with Derek here

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