Rhasidat Adeleke starts off 2024 with two new Irish records
The records keep falling for Rhasidat Adeleke, and her performance at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in New Mexico was more of the same. She broke her own Irish indoor 60m and 200m records, running 7.15 and 22.49. The first of these was enough to win comfortably as well as shave .02 seconds off the 7.17 Adeleke ran …
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Agnes Ngetich runs 10km in under 29 minutes, shattering world record
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich became the first woman to run 10km in under 29 minutes when she crossed the finish line of the Valencia Ibercaja road race in Spain in 28:46, shattering the world record by 28 seconds. 22-year-old Ngetich’s compatriot Emmaculate Anyango, who she’s been racing since primary school, also broke the 29-minute barrier in Valencia, finishing in 28:57 to …
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Dubai marathon: Tigist Ketema runs fastest marathon debut in history
25-year-old Ethiopian Tigist Ketema won the Dubai marathon in 2:16.07 this morning (Jan. 7), setting a new world record for fastest marathon debut. Ketema’s time, which shaved over a minute off the course record, surpasses Letesenbet Gidey’s debut time of 2:16.49, set in Valencia in 2022. It also makes her the eighth-fastest woman in history. Formerly a middle-distance runner, Ketema …
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Fionnuala McCormack takes 4th at European Cross Country Championships
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Grace Fisher
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December 10, 2023
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Athletics
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Abbie Donnelly, Amy Greene, Anika Thompson, Anna Gardiner, Aoife Coffey, Aoife O'Cuill, Armagh AC, Ava O'Connor, Avril Millerick, Bandon AC, Danielle Donegan, Dundrum South Dublinc AC, East Down AC, Eilish Flanagan, Eimear Maher, European Cross-Country Championships, Finn Valley AC, Fiona Everard, Fionnuala McCormack, Fionnuala Ross, Hannah Kehoe, Ilona Mononen, Innes Fitzgerald, Jade Le Corre, Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdl, Kilcoole AC, Kirsty Maher, Leevale AC, Lucan Harriers, Maebh Richardson, Mary Mulhare, Megan Keith, Moy Valley, Nadia Battocletti, Nathalie Blomvquist, Olympic Qualification, Portlaoise AC, Roisin Flanagan, Sofia Thogersen, St Cocas, Tullamore Harriers, Valencia Marathon
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Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole AC) produced one of the all-time great Irish performances to finish fourth in the senior women’s race at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Brussels this afternoon (Dec 10th). Competing at her 18th European Cross Country Championships, the context of McCormack’s result was made all the more impressive in that only last weekend she secured the qualifying …
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Fionnuala McCormack is first Irishwoman to qualify for five Olympics
Fionnuala McCormack became the first Irishwoman to qualify for five Olympic Games after running inside the qualifying time in the Valencia Marathon on Sunday. McCormack’s time of 2:26.19 was more than 30 seconds inside the 2:26.50 necessary to qualify for Paris and she finished in 34th place. The 39-year-old Wicklow native competed in the 3000m at Beijing 2008, the 5000m …
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Miho Nakata runs over 270 km in 24 hours, setting world record
34-year-old Miho Nakata of Japan set a new 24-hour running world record when she finished running 270.362 km (167.995 miles) at the 2023 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei Saturday morning (Dec. 2). Nakata’s distance was an improvement of just 246m (807 feet) over the previous world record, set by Camille Herron in 2019 at the same event, then held …
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How Sophie Becker Became Confident | DOVE X NIKE BODY CONFIDENT SPORTS PROGRAMME
You’d be forgiven for thinking that confidence comes easy to Irish Olympian Sophie Becker, but, just like everybody else, it’s something she continues to work at. The 400m sprinter needs that final confidence boost from those in her inner circle to make sure she can compete at the highest level, exemplified none more than in her coach, Aideen Sinnott, of …
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Fionnuala McCormack To Make Her 18th European Cross Country Championships Appearance Post Maternity Leave
Irish athletics icon Fionnuala McCormack is set to lead the charge for the Irish team at the upcoming European Cross Country Championships in Brussels on 10 December 2023. Making her 18th appearance at the event, the four-time Olympian and two-time European gold medalist, is on a tight schedule, and will be competing in the Valencia Marathon just a week prior …
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Fiona Everard wins National Senior Cross Country title
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Grace Fisher
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November 19, 2023
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Athletics
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Anna Gardiner, Bandon AC, Danielle Donegan, East Down AC, European Cross-Country Championships, Fiona Everard, Ireland Cross Country Championships, Mary Mulhare, Portlaoise AC, Tullamore Harriers AC
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Fiona Everard won the National Senior Cross Country title in Gowran Sunday afternoon, winning the 9k race in 36:32, a stunning 37 seconds ahead of runner-up Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise AC). 🗣️ “I never thought I’d win it…it’s slowly sinking in, I’m so shocked.” Fiona Everard (Bandon AC) speaks after winning the @Ask123ie National Senior Cross Country title in Gowran 🤩🎤 …
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Olympic Federation Of Ireland Shines Spotlight On Team Ireland’s Athletic Triumphs At Gala Ball
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HerSport Editor
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November 16, 2023
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Athletics, Olympics
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Aifric Keogh, Amy Wall, Athletics Ireland, Ciara Mageean, Kellie Harrington, Lara Gillespie, OFI, Paris 2024 Olympics, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sport Ireland
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Saturday, 11 November – The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to honour the athletes who competed in the European Games in Krakow this year. On the night, athletes and Olympic …
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