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Springboard to Success With the Olympic Games having been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ollie Dingley is itching to get back to competitive diving. Covid-19 had a massive effect on all aspects of our lives in 2020 as the global pandemic wrought havoc across the globe. Sporting organisations were not immune to its effects, with major events like Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympic Games postponed by 12 months as the coronavirus ravaged modern life as we know it. For Irish diver Ollie Dingley, that meant putting on hold his dream of representing Ireland in his second Olympic
Games, having made the final in Rio in 2016. While acknowledging that 2020 was a tough year for most people, the always smiling, optimistic athlete is adept at looking on the bright side. “I was very fortunate in that I was allowed to carry on training throughout most of the year,” he admits. “I know a lot of people had to stop working but I was lucky enough to be able to carry on. I have family members who have had to stop working and have struggled with jobs; I’ve had family members
