Shanahan Bows Out As Attention Turns To Evening Session For Team Ireland

Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC) bowed out of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this morning, with her 2:00:66 fifth place finish in the heats of the 800m not enough to progress to the next round of competition. The 26-year-old, who overcame early season injuries to win the national title last month with the second fastest time …

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Mageean is 4th in the world with new national 1500m record

Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) has produced the run of her life on the biggest stage Tuesday evening, breaking her own Irish record with a stunning 3:56.61 to finish in 4th place in this evening’s 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 22nd). The Portaferry athlete, who was ranked ninth on her season’s best, ran a tactically …

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Ciara Mageean 1500M Final: What You Need To Know

Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Irish record setter Ciara Mageean is through to the 1500 World Championship final, tonight, August 22, at 20:30 Irish Standard Time (IST). Mageean is the only Irish competitor that made it through to the 1500m final. The 31-year old is currently ranked third in the world, according to World Athletics. Her personal best is 3:56.63, but …

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Ciara Mageean through to 1500m World Final as Sarah Healy breaks u23 national record

Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) lit up Sunday evening’s session of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a textbook semi-final display to book her place in Tuesday’s 1500m final. Racing in the first of the two semi-finals, the Portaferry athlete never looked like being run out of the top six automatic qualifying places, ultimately crossing the finish in …

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Irish mixed 4×400 team secure best-ever sixth place finish at World Championships

The Irish 4x400m relay team of Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Christopher O’Donnell, and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a top six finish in 3:14.13 to round out a superb opening day for Team Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 19th). The result, which ranks as the best ever finish by an Irish relay team at a global outdoor …

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Spectacular start for Team Ireland as 4×400 team make World Finals, Mageean and Healy through to Semi-Final

Team Ireland have had a spectacular start on the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest as the mixed 4x400m team of Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Christopher O’Donnell, and Sharlene Mawdsley secured their place in this evening’s final with a brilliant 3:13.90 season’s best. Raftery lead the team out on the opening leg before smooth handovers to Becker …

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Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ to be at Paris Olympics, says World Athletics President Seb Coe

Russian and Belarusian track and field athletes are ‘unlikely’ to be allowed to compete in the Paris Olympics, said Sebastian Coe, speaking after being elected World Athletics President for a third term. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Athletics currently bans athletes of both nations from competing in its events, even under neutral flags. Its stance is contrary …

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