Adeleke and Flanagan set new Irish records in New York

Rhasidat Adeleke (300m) and Roisin Flanagan (2 Mile) were in record breaking form Sunday evening at the prestigious Millrose Games in New York. Adeleke (Tallaght AC) set a new Irish 300m record with a second placed 36.42 to better her own Irish 300m record of 36.87 which she had set in January 2022. The performance continues a remarkable start to …

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Mageean 11th in Diamond League Final as Kipyegon shines

After a record-breaking season, Ciara Mageean had to be content with 11th in the 1500m at the Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon in a race where she admitted she “just didn’t feel herself.” 31-year-old Mageean, who ran 4:03.09, shared over Instagram that the final was “not the race I wanted today…but I’ve had an amazing season this year, so …

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Ciara Mageean breaks own national 1500m record in Brussels

It was another brilliant performance for Ciara Mageean as she broke her own national 1500m record yet again at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels Friday night. Mageean ran 3:55.87 — the 24th fastest 1500m ever — to finish in second behind Scotland’s Laura Muir (3:55.34), knocking nearly a second off her previous national record set at the Word Championships …

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Ciara Mageean 1500M Final: What You Need To Know

Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Irish record setter Ciara Mageean is through to the 1500 World Championship final, tonight, August 22, at 20:30 Irish Standard Time (IST). Mageean is the only Irish competitor that made it through to the 1500m final. The 31-year old is currently ranked third in the world, according to World Athletics. Her personal best is 3:56.63, but …

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Ciara Mageean smashes national mile record, comes second to Faith Kipyegon’s new world best

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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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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