Remarkably, Hamilton had to wait until his 11th Olympics before commentating on an Irish gold - he was the man behind the mic when rowers Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won in Tokyo three years ago.
This was always going to be a landmark year for George Hamilton . One which marked 40 years since he made a permanent move from BBC to RTE.
Hamilton's achievement is being marked in memorable fashion in Paris tomorrow. An event has been organised by AIPS - the International Sports Press Association - honouring a group of journalists who've covered 10 Olympics or more. Remarkably, Hamilton had to wait until his 11th Olympics before commentating on an Irish gold - he was the man behind the mic when rowers Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy won in Tokyo three years ago.
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