Mawdsley And Lavin Shine At The World Athletics Continental Tour
Ireland’s athletic talents shone at last night’s World Athletics Continental Tour, where Sharlene Mawdsley and Sarah Lavin put out very impressive performances. 51.34 PB for @sharlenem229 over 400m in Huelva🙌 4th on the Irish all-time🔥🔥🔥@AndrewCoscoran clocks 3:33.87 to claim yet another top 3 finish on the Continental Tour 💪 @sarahlavin_Lavin continues her blistering start to the outdoor season with 12.86SB⚡#ContinentalTour …
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Kate Doherty – “I Am Who I Am Today Because I Did So Much Sport.”
Two-time National Indoor Champion and World Relay silver medalist Kate Doherty was named an ambassador for the upcoming DSD Games – the first ever games to take place at the new DSD multi-sport campus at Rathfarnham on Sunday 18th June. It’s a fitting achievement for the Olympic prospect, whose athletics training started with the host club, Dundrum South Dublin AC …
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Top Performances From Irish Athletes On The International Stage
A few of Ireland’s top athletes gave outstanding performances at international competitions this past weekend. On Saturday (3 June) Shona Heaslip and Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and second in the women’s B race at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France. Kerry’s Shona Heaslip finished second with a season-best time of 33:26.96 while Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and …
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Lizzie Lee digs deep to win national 5k title
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Grace Fisher
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May 20, 2023
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Athletics
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Athletics Ireland, Cliona Murphy, Dublin City Harriers, Dunboyne, Ellen Moran, Galway City Harriers, Irish Runner 5k, Leevale AC, Lizzie Lee, Raheny Shamrocks
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“They have speed and I have no speed, so the only thing I can do is go as hard as I could.” Lizzie Lee (Leevale A.C.) showed her class as she won the national 5k title in the Phoenix Park today (May 20th). Over one thousand participants took part in the Irish Runner 5k, marking the first race in the …
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Athletes To Watch Out For At The Belfast IMC This Weekend
Several of Ireland’s top athletes will compete at the Belfast Irish Milers Meet at Mary Peters Track this weekend. The meet on 13 May will serve as a chance for the athletes to lay down a marker for the season ahead which culminates in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from 19-27 August 2023. Last year saw Louise Shanahan (Leevale …
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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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Athletics
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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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The 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships: Who to watch
The Irish team have arrived in Istanbul ahead of the European Athletics Indoor Championships which take place from March 2nd – 5th 2023. Ireland will have fifteen athletes (nine women and six men), including a relay team, taking to European competition across the busy four-day schedule. The Irish team boasts plenty of international experience including two-time European World Indoor 60m Hurdles finalist …
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It’s Senior Indoor Championships Weekend! Here’s who to watch
The stars of Irish athletics will descend upon the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena this weekend for what promises to be a thrilling two days of competition at the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships (February 18th & 19th). This year’s championships will showcase some of Ireland’s best athletics talent, many of whom will be will be looking to continue their early season form …
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Irish Team Announced for World Cross Country Tour in Belgium
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Grace Fisher
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January 19, 2023
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Athletics
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Anna Gardiner, Athletics Ireland, Avril Millerick, Belgian World Cross Country Tour, Claragh Keane, European Cross-Country Championships, Fiona Everard, Fiona McKenna, Fionnuala Ross, Hannah Gilliland, Lauren Tinkler, Louise O'Mahony, Lucy Holmes, Roise Roberts
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The Belgian city of Hannut is gearing up for its World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting on Sunday January 22nd, where a strong Irish team of 24 athletes (13 male and 11 female) will take the opportunity to gain experience of Belgium cross country conditions ahead of next year’s European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels on …
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