World Athletics Proposes New Guidelines for Transgender Athletes

World Athletics has proposed continuing to allow transgender women to compete in women’s events, but tightening eligibility rules for those races based on testosterone levels. The global track and field governing organisation has submitted a document outlining proposed policy to national member federations as part of a consultation process. A vote will follow in March. In a statement World Athletics …

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Rhasidat Adeleke Breaks own Irish 200M Record

Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) broke her own Irish 200m indoor record with a world leading time of 22.52 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational in Albuquerque in the early hours of Sunday morning. Adeleke’s winning time was more than three-tenths of a second faster than her previous record of 22.85, set in Albuquerque last February.  It moved the …

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Irish Team Announced for World Cross Country Tour in Belgium

The Belgian city of Hannut is gearing up for its World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting on Sunday January 22nd, where a strong Irish team of 24 athletes (13 male and 11 female) will take the opportunity to gain experience of Belgium cross country conditions ahead of next year’s European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels on …

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Our Top 5 Moments in Irish Sport 2022

2022 has been a phenomenal year for women in sport. Records have been smashed and history has been made, from Glasgow to Istanbul and from Cheltenham to Madison Square Garden, Irish women are consistently raising the bar and inspiring young and old all over. With such a historical and successful year in Irish sport it is near impossible to put …

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Women’s Sport Dominates RTÉ Sport Awards

It’s been a magnificent year for women’s sport in Ireland, and that was reflected in the 2022 RTÉ Sports Awards, with three of the four major awards going to women. Katie Taylor collected the main prize, winning Sportsperson of the Year for a third time after a stellar year in which defended her title as undisputed lightweight world champion. She …

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Another Championship for Kilkerrin-Clonberne, Bronze for Ireland at Cross Country Championships: Weekly Roundup

Bronze for senior women’s team at Spar European Cross Country Championships Ireland’s senior women’s team claimed bronze at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships yesterday (Dec. 11th) at La Mandria Park in Italy. Twins Eilish and Roisin Flanagan took 11th and 12th place and Mary Mulhare 27th, supported by Ann Marie McGlynn in 31st, Aoibhe Richardson in 46th, and Michelle …

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Bronze for Ireland’s Senior Women’s Team at European Cross Country Championships

Ireland’s senior women’s team won bronze at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships at La Mandria Park in Italy yesterday afternoon (Dec 11th), wiping out all memory of last year’s painful fourth-place finish at the championships hosted in Fingal-Dublin. Twin sisters Eilish and Roisin Flanagan crossed side-by-side in 11th and 12th place, and Mary Mulhare (27th) rounded out the scoring for …

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All You Need to Know Ahead of the European Cross Country Championships

An exciting Irish team of 40 athletes, made up of equal numbers of men and women, will take to Turin this weekend for the 28th edition of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships, at La Mandria Park on December 11th 2022. The Irish athletes will join over 550 competitors from 40 countries who are set to battle it out for …

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