Sprinter Phil Healy Ends Season Early To Recover “Mentally and Physically”
Irish sprinter Phil Healy revealed that she has withdrawn from the upcoming World Championships to prioritize her recovery and preparation for next year’s Olympic Games. The 28-year-old took to Twitter to announce her decision yesterday, 3 August, saying: “It has been an extremely tough and testing 16 months, where I questioned continuing with the sport many times.” “However, nothing is …
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Double gold for Sarah Lavin at National Track and Field Championships
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Grace Fisher
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July 30, 2023
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Athletics
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123.ie National Track and Field Championships, Emerald AC, Georgie Hartigan, Ide Ni Dhomhnaill, Jenna Bromell, Jessica Tappin, Kelly McGrory, Louise Shanahan, Lucy May Sleeman, Mollie O'Reilly, Phil Healy, Roisin Flanagan, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Shona Heaslip, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan
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Sarah Lavin brought the curtain down on a thrilling final day of the 151st edition of the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships (July 30th). Lavin remarkably set three personal best performances on her way to Sunday’s 100m gold, made all the more remarkable having claimed the 100m hurdles title only 24 hours previous. The Emerald AC star saved her best performance of …
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Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from National Championships “based on medical advice”
Rhasidat Adeleke has joined Ciara Mageean in withdrawing from this weekend’s 123.ie National Track and Field Championships due to medical concerns. Mageean’s manager said in a statement that the decision was “a precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her national record-breaking mile run in Monaco last week. She came in second in that race, behind only Faith Kipyegon’s …
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Adeleke and Lavin Set To Headline National Championships This Weekend
The Irish Athletics Championships, which also celebrates its 150th birthday, will take place this upcoming weekend where numerous Irish stars will compete at Morton Stadium in Santry. In a statement posted by her manager, Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from this weekend’s nationals as a “precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her Irish mile record in Monaco last week. …
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Athletics Ready For 123.ie National Championships Weekend
A star-studded entry list will offer a fitting tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships which take place at Morton Stadium this weekend (July 29th and 30th). The first national athletics championships were organised in College Park (Trinity College Dublin) on July 7th, 1873, and have been held every year since then, making …
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Ciara Mageean smashes national mile record, comes second to Faith Kipyegon’s new world best
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Grace Fisher
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July 22, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Diamond League Monaco, Faith Kipyegon, Freweyni Hailu, Jessica Hull, Kristie Schoffield, Laura Muir, Natalia Kaczmarek, National Senior Track and Field Championships, Nikki Hiltz, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sonia O'Sullivan, Winnie Nanyondo, World Athletics Championships
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In a historic night at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, Ciara Mageean ran 4:14.58 to smash Sonia O’Sullivan’s 29-year-old Irish record by nearly three seconds, coming in second to Faith Kipyegon’s unbelievable new world record time of 4:07.64. Sifan Hassan had set the previous world best (4:12.33) in 2019, also in Monaco. 32-year-old Mageean was one of seven runners …
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Dublin Double At The Fingal 10k – Irish Life Dublin Race Series
Photo Credit: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Ciara Hickey (Brothers Pearse) pulled off a big Dublin double at the Fingal 10km in Swords, Sunday, July 16, the second race in the Irish Life Dublin Race Series. Hickey was thrilled to win the women’s title after losing most of last year to injury. “I was training for the Irish Life Dublin Marathon but picked …
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Thrilling Weekend Of Athletics At Combined Events Championships And AAI Games
Photo Creds: Stephen Marken The 123.ie National Combined Events Championships kicked off the month on July 8 and 9 with both juvenile track and field championships and interclub relays. The event will continue on July 22 and 23. In the first part of the competition, Lara O’Byrne (Donore Harriers A.C.) was crowned national senior combined event champion on Sunday, July …
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Rhasidat Adeleke Announces Departure From University Of Texas To Turn Professional
Rhasidat Adeleke has announced that she will forgo the remainder of her NCAA eligibility to become a professional athlete. The 20-year-old has concluded her collegiate journey on a high note, clinching victory at the NCAA Championships in Austin last month. She also set a new Irish 400m record of 49.20, capturing the attention of several shoe brands with potentially lucrative …
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European Athletics U23 Championships: Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy win historic Irish 1-2
Sophie O’Sullivan (Ballymore Cobh AC) and Sarah Healy (UCD AC) have claimed a historic Irish 1-2 in the women’s 1500m at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland with O’Sullivan’s medal becoming the first ever gold secured by an Irish athlete at these championships. Healy and O’Sullivan are no strangers to European success, and both came into this week …
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