Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly honoured with RTÉ Team of the Year award

Katie-George Dunlevy and her tandem partner, Linda Kelly, capped off a remarkable year of triumphs with a prestigious accolade at the RTÉ Sport Awards held in Dublin on Sunday night.

Dunlevy, a former rower competing for Great Britain, was born in Crawley and her father John is from Mountcharles.

On accepting the RTE Sport award, Dunlevy said: “For a para-athlete to win an accolade like this is huge. I represent so much, I’m representing adults at home to believe in themselves and you can achieve.”

The duo, who excel in paracycling, were honoured with the Team of the Year award following their extraordinary achievements at both the Paralympic Games and the World Championships.

Dunlevy and Kelly shone brightly at the Paris Paralympics, clinching gold in the time trial and silver in the road race. Shortly after, they carried their winning momentum to the World Championships in Zurich, where they once again dominated, earning gold in both the time trial and road race events.

The competition for the Team of the Year award was fierce, with other nominees including the All-Ireland champions Armagh men’s footballers, Clare hurlers, Cork camogie team, and Kerry women’s footballers. The shortlist also featured Shelbourne FC, the Irish men’s rugby team, rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, as well as Ireland’s 4x400m mixed relay squad.