Episode Two
Track cyclist, Orla Walsh, shares her story of going from a boozy office worker to the pinnacle of elite sport as she tries to qualify in the team pursuit. Leon Reid has overcome a lot in his childhood, now he is having to let his work on the athletics track do the talking as he faces even more obstacles; with an outstanding charge threatening his dream of qualifying for the Irish Olympic team.
Series Overview
Get to know the men and women behind the green singlet who will be representing Ireland at the biggest show on earth. The Tokyo Olympics has been a case study in uncertainty. Postponed for the first time ever, and at times it looked unlikely to happen at all…Horizon Tokyo follows 9 athletes on and off the track for 3 years through ecstatic highs and crushing lows as they try to qualify for the Olympic games in Tokyo. With the postponement of the games and athletes coping whatever way they can with the pandemic, this is an inside look at the most turbulent Olympic cycle in modern history.