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 In a statement posted by her manager, Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from this weekend’s nationals as a “precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her Irish mile record in Monaco last week.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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Strong Start For Team Ireland At U/23 European Athletics Championships
A team of 32 athletes will compete at the 2023 European U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, from today until 16 July. The competition is a key championship on the athlete pathway and serves as a final launching pad into full senior championship competition. Ten of Ireland’s athletes are making their debuts today, starting with Adeyemi Talabi (Longford AC) this morning. …
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The European Court Of Human Rights Ruled In The Favor Of The Two-Time Olympic Champion Caster Semenya
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in the favor of the two-time Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, over the rules governing testosterone levels in female athletes in competitions. Semenya, who has hyperandrogenism, or a genetically higher level of testosterone, was banned from international competitions in the female category between the distances of 400m to the mile by World Athletics in …
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Team Ireland Secures Two Spots for Paris 2024 At The World Para Athletic Championships
Photo by Sandra Ruhaut/Sportsfile The World Para Athletics Championships kicked off on Saturday, July 8, and team Ireland have given impressive performances so far. Greta Streimikyte took off in the T13 1500m final on July 10, at 10:35. She placed 4th with a time of 4:33.27. Streimikyte’s time set a new European Record and has secured a slot for Team …
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