European athletics championships morning wrap: Mageean and Healy sail through to 1500m final
The European Athletics Championships got off to a flyer for the Irish in Rome this morning, with both Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy securing safe passage through to Sunday’s 1500m final. Mageean, who went in the first of the 1500m heats, clocked a comfortable 4:06.81Q to finish 3rd, while Healy crossed in 4th place in the second of the heats …
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Exciting first day ahead for Team Ireland at European Athletics Championships
Exciting first day ahead for Team Ireland at European Athletics Championships An exciting Irish team of over 40 athletes have begun to arrive in Rome ahead of the European Athletics Championships which take place from June 7-12. Rome 2024 will see 1500 athletes from 48 countries battle it out over the 6-day schedule, with a strong Irish representation across each …
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Ireland’s Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy place 1-2 in the 1500m in Ostrava, but who came out on top?
Ireland’s Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy went head to head last night in the 1500m event at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, with the duo placing first and second on the podium respectively. Mageean was the one to ultimately clinch the gold medal status, with a phenomenal final lap from the Portaferry woman seeing her eclipse the …
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Irish Team Announced For European Athletics Championships
Athletics Ireland have announced an initial squad selection for the upcoming European Athletics Championships which take place in Rome from June 7th – 12th. This announcement confirms the selection of those with A standards and the qualified relay teams, while athletes qualifying via ranking position and having achieved a B standard will be confirmed after European Athletics produces its final …
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Beatrice Chebet breaks 29 minutes in new 10,000m world record
Beatrice Chebet of Kenya became the first woman to run 10,000m in under 29 minutes when she crossed the line in 28:54.14 at the Prefontaine Classic meet in Eugene, Oregon. The previous record was 29:01.03, set by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in the Netherlands in 2021. Chebet pulled away with three laps remaining and finished over ten seconds ahead of …
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Nicola Tuthill breaks 70m with new Irish u23 Hammer Throw record
Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) has become just the second Irish woman to ever throw beyond 70 metres in the Hammer Throw this evening (May 24). Competing at the P-T-S Meeting in Šamorín, Slovakia, the 20-year-old from Cork threw a best of 70.32m to finish second in the competition. Italian national record holder Sara Fantini, who has a lifetime best of …
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Sharlene Mawdsley runs under 400m Olympic qualifying time in Poland
Sharlene Mawdsley achieved both a new personal best and a sub-Olympic qualifying time when she ran 50.72 in the 400m at the Memorial Janusza Kusocinskiego meeting in Chorzow, Poland, Saturday afternoon. I did it 😭❤️🔥 Olympic standard!!! #50.72 — Sharlene (@sharlenem229) May 18, 2024 It was likely that Mawdsley would qualify through rankings in any case, but her time ensures …
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19-year-old Amy Greene storms to senior national 5k title
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Grace Fisher
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May 18, 2024
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Amy Greene, Ciara Wilson, Clare Barrett, Clonliffe Harriers, DMP AC, Dunboyne AC, European Cross-Country Championships, Finn Valley AC, Hannah Steeds, Katie Wilson, Leevale AC, National 5k Championships, Roisin O'Reilly, UCD AC
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Amy Greene (Finn Valley AC) struck senior gold at this morning’s National 5k Championships held in conjunction with the Biofreeze Irish Runner 5k in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Over 1700 participants took part in the race, which was the first of three in the Biofreeze Athletics Ireland Race Series. Greene, who is still a junior athlete, took the senior women’s …
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Behind the scenes with Ciara Mageean: How her family, partner and coaches have shaped the Flogas ambassador
Ciara Mageean, a two-time Olympian, has dedicated her life to becoming a world class athlete. Despite her remarkable ability on the track, she has learnt that her identity extends far beyond her athletes achievements. This is a valuable life lesson that her late coach, Jerry Kiernan, imparted to Ciara. “He taught me that I’m much more than just a runner, …
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Rhasidat Adeleke’s unbreakable mindset comes from a ‘fear of failure, but also a hunger for success’
Rhasidat Adeleke’s unbreakable mindset is something that undoubtedly separates her from the pack, and that’s beginning to come to the fore more and more given her ever inclining rise to the top of the athletics world. The Tallaght sprinter recently helped the Irish 4x400m mixed relay team clinch a bronze medal and Olympic qualification at the World Relay Championships in …
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