RELAY TEAMS SELECTED FOR DAY 5 OF EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The women’s 4x400m relay team will be in action this morning (10.51am), boasting another strong Irish relay line-up including last night’s 400m finalist Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC). Adeleke will be joined in the team by the experienced global final performers of Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock), and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC). The 4 athletes selected all rank …
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MAGEEAN READY FOR 1500M SHOWDOWN
Ciara Mageean is due to go in search of her second European Championship medal in the 1500m final set for 7.45pm (Irish time). The 2016 bronze medalist will take to the start in today’s medal decider having looked imperious in her semi-final which she dominated from gun to tape. The City of Lisburn star will have to face up against …
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Irish Advance in the European Championships
The morning session of day 4 at the European Athletics Championships in Munich has been another hugely successful one for Team Ireland, with another 2 female athletes progressing to the next stage of their respective competitions. Irish 800m record holder, Louise Shanahan, advanced from her 800m heat with a brilliantly judged 3rd place finish in 2:02.80 to go through to tomorrow’s semi-final …
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Mageean and Adeleke secure European Final places
Ciara Mageean (1500m) and Rhasidat Adeleke (400m) advanced to their respective finals on day 2 of the European Athletics Championships in Munich this morning Mageean secured her place in Friday’s 1500m final with an impressive front-running display. The City of Lisburn athlete, who won a bronze medal at these championships in 2016, secured one of the automatic qualification places …
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‘Sports day was like the best day ever’ Ciara Mageean tells Her Sport
Last Sunday, Ciara Mageean brought home a fantastic silver medal in the 1500m race at the Commonwealth Games after running a personal best for the season at a time of 4:04:14. In what was her third Commonwealth Games, Mageean battled her way to the podium for the first time in her career as she claimed silver. ‘Third time lucky!’ she …
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Ciara Mageean Claims Silver For First Ever Medal At Commonwealth Games
iara Mageean posted a season’s best time of 4:04.14 to finish second and claim silver in the 1500m race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Athletics Ireland Name Formidable Squad Ahead Of European Championships
Athletics Ireland have announced a strong squad which includes 18 women ahead of the upcoming European Athletics Championships in Munich on August 15-21.
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‘I wanted something to bring back to my mom’ | Meet Adeyemi Talabi
Adeyemi Talabi has been running for as long as she can remember. The Longford native joined her club when she was six years old and she now also runs at The University of Texas at Arlington where she competes in the 100m, 200m and long jump. At the beginning of May, Talabi hit two PBs at the same outdoor meet …
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‘The Bar Will Always Win’ | Meet Una Brice
For Una Brice, Athletics has always been a part of her life. Her godfather was a discus thrower for Ireland, and went on to attend college in the United States on a scholarship, so when Brice’s father asked her if she wanted to get into athletics, she immediately said yes. The 18 year old is both a sprinter and a …
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Irish Team Arrive In Eugene For World Athletics Championships
The Irish team set to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon from July 15th – 24th arrived at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene early this morning (July 13th). Many of the team arrived in Eugene following a hugely beneficial camp at the McKenzie River Resort in Blue River. Athletes who are set to compete towards …
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