UN Criticizes French Ban On Hijabs For Athletes Ahead of Olympics
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Jessica Gardiner
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September 28, 2023
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Athletics
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The United Nations Rights Office has criticized the French government following the recent declaration by the French sports minister that French athletes will be prohibited from wearing hijabs during the upcoming Paris Olympics due to the country’s secularism laws. Speaking from Geneva, United Nations (UN) spokeswoman Marta Hurtado underscored the importance of not imposing restrictions on women’s clothing choices. Her …
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Tigist Assefa smashes world marathon record by over two minutes
Ethiopian Tigist Assefa smashed the women’s world marathon record as she won the Berlin marathon in 2:11.53 on Sunday (Sept. 24). That time is over two minutes shorter than the previous record of 2:14.04, set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei in Chicago in 2019. The race was only 26-year-old Assefa’s third competitive marathon. A former 800m specialist and Olympian, Assefa also …
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Mageean 11th in Diamond League Final as Kipyegon shines
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Grace Fisher
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September 17, 2023
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Athletics
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Birke Haylom, Ciara Mageean, Cory Ann McGee, Diamond League Eugene, Diribe Welteji, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Faith Kipyegon, Freweyni Hailu, Hirut Meshesha, Jessica Hull, Laura Muir, Linden Hall, Marie Josee-Ta Lou, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson
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After a record-breaking season, Ciara Mageean had to be content with 11th in the 1500m at the Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon in a race where she admitted she “just didn’t feel herself.” 31-year-old Mageean, who ran 4:03.09, shared over Instagram that the final was “not the race I wanted today…but I’ve had an amazing season this year, so …
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Sarah Healy takes second in famous Fifth Avenue Mile
Sarah Healy added another magnificent run to a breakthrough season this Sunday (Sept. 10) as she took second place in New York’s famous Fifth Avenue Mile. Healy ran 4:20.0 on a slippery course, second only to Britain’s Jemma Reekie, who ran 4:19.4. Had Healy won she would’ve been only the second Irish woman and third Irish athlete to win the …
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Ciara Mageean breaks own national 1500m record in Brussels
It was another brilliant performance for Ciara Mageean as she broke her own national 1500m record yet again at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels Friday night. Mageean ran 3:55.87 — the 24th fastest 1500m ever — to finish in second behind Scotland’s Laura Muir (3:55.34), knocking nearly a second off her previous national record set at the Word Championships …
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Sophie O’Sullivan Shatters Irish National U23 3000m Record
Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Sophie O’Sullivan broke the Irish National U23 3000m last night at the World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Rovereto, Italy. O’Sullivan’s second-place finish in an impressive time of 8.44.72 (behind Ethiopia’s Wubrist Aschal) knocks nearly two seconds off the previous record held by Sarah Healy since July of last year. Washington's Sophie O'Sullivan Sets Irish Under-23 …
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Sarah Lavin Breaks Ireland’s National 100m Record
Sarah Lavin has added another accolade to her impressive season after breaking Ireland’s national 100m record with a stunning 11:27 in Switzerland yesterday evening (4 September 2023). The Limerick sprinter broke the previous record of 11.28 made by Phil Healy in 2018. Lavin finished second to Italy’s Zaynab Dosso who crossed in 11:15. 💥NEW NATIONAL 100M RECORD💥 Sarah Lavin has …
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Irish 4×400 relay team finishes 8th in World Final
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Grace Fisher
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August 27, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Kate O'Connor, Kelly McGrory, Louise Shanahan, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Ireland’s 4x400m team has finished eighth in this evening’s relay final which rounds out a hugely successful nine days for Team Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 27th). The team of Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock A.C.), Roisin Harrison (Emerald A.C.), Kelly McGrory (Tir Chonaill A.C.) and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport A.C.) crossed in a time of 3:27.08, having …
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Ireland 4×400 relay team qualify for World Finals
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Grace Fisher
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August 26, 2023
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Athletics
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Emerald AC, Kelly McGrory, Newport AC, Raheny Shamrock AC, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Harrison, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Tir Chonaill AC, World Athletics Championships
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Despite the absence of Rhasidat Adeleke, Ireland’s 4x400m relay team has qualified for Sunday’s final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 26th). The team of Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock A.C.), Roisin Harrison (Emerald A.C.), Kelly McGrory (Tir Chonaill A.C.) and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport A.C.) finished 4th in the second of this evening’s heats, securing one of the fastest …
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Rhasidat Adeleke Withdraws From Ireland Relay Squad At World Athletics Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke will not compete in Ireland’s women’s 4x400m relay squad set to compete at the World Athletics Championships. Anticipation had been high for the Dublin star’s participation in Saturday’s 4x400m heats in Budapest, especially after her notable fourth-place finish in the world 400m final on Wednesday. The decision was announced this afternoon, following extensive deliberations involving Athletics Ireland’s team …
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