“Fingers crossed I can live up to the legends of Irish Olympians that have gone before me” – Ciara Mageean gears up for Paris Games
You can envisage the statue of Ciara Mageean already, standing as pride of place in her beloved Portaferry, County Down. Speaking at a Flogas event today which saw the announcement of a docuseries around Team Ireland Olympic athletes and including Mageean, we saw snippets of those who had achieved big in the quadrennial competition in the past, and the immortality …
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Rhasidat Adeleke happy to go stealth as “a small fish in a big pond” in America in the lead up to the Olympics
As one of Ireland’s most hyped hopes in the lead up to this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke is happy to lie low over in America and focus on the thing she loves most – running. Speaking today on the announcement of her partnership with KMPG, the 21 year old says it helps that in The States, where …
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Team Ireland’s Rollercoaster Journey At 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championship
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Jessica Gardiner
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March 4, 2024
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Athletics
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Athletics Ireland, Phil Healy, Roisin Flanagan, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Team Ireland, World Athletics Indoor Championships
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In a tale that can only be described as dramatic and celebratory, Team Ireland experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Glasgow over the weekend. Mawdsley’s Heartbreak and Determination Sharlene Mawdsley from Newport AC entered the competition strongly, securing a spot in the semi-final with a tied 52.23 400m run. However, her dream of reaching …
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4x400m relay team set Irish record while booking place in final
It was a session to remember for Team Ireland on day 3 of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow Sunday morning, with the women’s 4x400m relay team booking their place in this evening’s final in a new national record. The relay team’s record-breaking performance followed hot on the heels of Sarah Lavin’s qualification for the 60m hurdles semi-final in a …
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Coach who tried to force sprinter’s return to Belarus banned for five years
Ex-Olympic athletics coach for Belarus Yuri Moisevich has been banned for five years following a tribunal investigating his conduct at the Tokyo Olympics, where sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya feared for her safety when Moisevich attempted to force her return to Belarus on government orders. The Athletics Integrity Unit tribunal found that 63-year-old Moisevich’s actions were “a clear affront to the Athlete’s …
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Sharlene Mawdsley disqualified from 400m after Athletics Ireland appeal rejected
After her heroics in qualifying for a global final, disappointingly Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) has been disqualified from the Women’s 400m at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. The track referee adjudicated that Mawdsley had broken Rule 17.1.3 ,which relates to obstruction, in the semi-final. Athletics Ireland disagreed with this decision and thus launched a counter-appeal, insisting Mawdsley held her line …
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All You Need To Know About Team Ireland At The World Athletics Championships
Irish athletes have arrived in Scotland ahead of the World Athletics Championships which take place at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow from 1-3 March. The Irish team will join over 600 athletes from 130 nations. The championships welcome a star-studded entry list which contains twenty reigning world champions and seven gold medallists from the Tokyo Olympics. Leading out the Irish …
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London Marathon Makes history with this monetary commitment to elite wheelchair athletes
In a landmark moment for disability sport, the London Marathon has committed to become the first in the world to offer equal prize money to its wheelchair and able-bodied athletes. The world renowned race was already a forerunner in terms of the prize money on offer to wheelchair competitors, with the £200,000 fund available in 2023 cementing the London Marathon …
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It Seems Like The Long Jump Event Might Change… But Why?
World Athletics is gearing up for a potential game-changer in the long jump discipline, with plans to replace the take-off board with a take-off zone starting at lower level competitions this season. But what will this mean for the event in the future? Looking back Long jump is one of the oldest track and field events. According to World Athletics, …
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Who is Mary Cain and why has she declared for Ireland?
After completing an international switch that will have made the athletics world quake, many people will be wondering who is Mary Cain and why has she declared for Ireland? The New York born distance runner previously competed on behalf of team USA, but this week it has emerged that she has made herself available to Ireland thanks to a connection …
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