Dublin Marathon Introduces Transfer Option And Several Initiatives Driving Inclusivity
The Dublin Marathon has introduced a transfer system, which will allow runners to officially pass their entry to someone else. A few other changes have also been introduced including several initiatives designed to encourage more women to take part and also a new non-binary entry category for the event this year. With entries sold out so far in advance for …
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Sonia O’Sullivan Honoured at Historic Penn Relays
Sonia O’Sullivan has been honoured with induction into the Wall of Fame of the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field event in the world. The carnival in Philadelphia has taken place since 1895, and attracts around 15,000 athletes and thousands more fans (the largest attendance on record took place in 2010, when 54,000 people came to see …
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Olympic Champion Tori Bowie Dies at 32
Three-time Olympic medalist and world champion American sprinter, Frentorish ‘Tori’ Bowie, has died at the age of 32. Her death was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by U.S.A. Track and Field, which provided no other details. Fellow Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wrote on Twitter: “My heart breaks for the family of Tori Bowie. A great competitor and source of light. …
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Olympic Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay To Debut In 2024
World Athletics announced that a marathon race walk featuring 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, will complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of approximately equal distance, at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Each athlete will complete two legs of just over 10km each, alternating male, female, male, female. According to World Athletics, the marathon …
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Sifan Hassan Stages Breathtaking Comeback To Win London Marathon
Sifan Hassan, the Olympic track champion won the the 2023 London Marathon in one of the most dramatic and unexpected finishes in the history of the race.
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Scottish Ultrarunner Disqualified from Race for Using Car
A Scottish ultrarunner who set a world record in February has been disqualified from a race for using a car for part of the route.
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World Athletics Ban Trans Women From International Competition
World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, has announced a decision to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from female events.
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Ruth Chepngetich defends Nagoya Women’s Marathon title and wins record $250,000
Ruth’s extraordinary solo run at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon awarded her with the biggest first prize in the world, US$250,000, for the second consecutive year. The Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2023 was held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya successfully defended her title, winning the women-only World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:18:08. Although she could …
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Strong finish from Team Ireland on final day of European Indoor Championships
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Grace Fisher
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March 6, 2023
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#IsThisOk, 123.ie National Cross Country Championships, Athletics Ireland, Cliodhna Manning, Ditaji Kambundji, European Athletics Indoor Championships, Istanbul 2023, Miriam Daly, Nadine Visser, Niamh Murray, Phil Healy, Reetta Hurske, Sophie Becker, Women's Relay Team
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Team Ireland signed off the European Athletics Indoor Championships in style today, with both Sarah Lavin (6th in 60m hurdles) and the women’s 4x400m team (5th) securing top-six-placings on the final day of Istanbul 2023 (March 5th). Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) finished 6th in the 60m hurdles final. Running from lane 8, Lavin crossed in a time of 8.03, maintaining her …
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Rhasidat Adeleke: “Maybe that comes down to me not knowing my limits yet.”
Rhasidat Adeleke is nowhere near her peak in her athletics career. In 2022, the 20-year-old athlete broke 5 Irish records; The indoor 60m, 200m and 300m and the outdoor 200m and 400m. In only her 6th race over 400m not only did she break a national record, she only narrowly missed out on a medal coming 5th in her debut …
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