Athletics Ireland Announce Final Selections For 2025 World Athletics Championships In Tokyo

Athletics Ireland have this morning announced the final team selection for the upcoming 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. A number of World and European medallists, as well as Olympians, will headline the team for the championships which take place at the Japan National Stadium from September 13th to September 21st. Amongst them are Sarah Healy (Women’s 1500m), Kate …

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National Stars Dominate Track and Field Championships

Ireland’s leading athletes lit up Morton Stadium over the weekend, with thrilling performances across sprints, distance and field events at the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships. Sharlene Mawdsley Grabs 200m Title World relay medallist and Olympic finalist Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) claimed the 200m national title in 23.55, holding off Sarah Lavin (23.80) and Lauren Roy (23.88). Sarah …

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Irish Stars Set to Shine at 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships

Ireland’s premier track and field athletes will descend on Morton Stadium this weekend, August 2nd and 3rd, for the 153rd edition of the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships, the longest-running national outdoor athletics championships in the world. This year’s championships promise to be one of the most exciting yet, with a strong lineup of Olympians, international medal winners, …

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Nicola Tuthill and Ava O’Connor Steal The Show With U23 National Records

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) and Ava O’Connor (Tullamore Harriers AC) set new Irish U23 records this evening at the Motonet Grand Prix in Lahti, Finland, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting. Competing in the Hammer Throw, Tuthill threw a best of 71.71 metres to add nearly 1.5m to her previous record which had been set in May 2024 in …

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Irish Medal Momentum Continues at European Throws Cup

Ireland enjoyed a remarkable two days at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia with medals from Nicola Tuthill (U23 Hammer Gold) and Anna Gavigan (U23 Discus Silver).   https://www.instagram.com/p/DHRPU9IzQAQ/?img_index=1   Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) became Ireland’s first ever medallist in European Throwing Cup history when she picked up U23 bronze in Leiria 2023 and she made more history by becoming …

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Tuthill 1st Irish woman to make hammer throw final at major senior championship since 2007

A strong Irish performance at the European Athletics Championships in Rome continued Sunday as 20-year-old Nicola Tuthill became the first Irish woman since 2007 to make the Hammer final at a major senior championship. 20 year old Tuthill takes a qualiying spot to tomorrow's Hammer final💪 She is the first Irish woman to make a major senior Champs final since …

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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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Nicola Tuthill extends own Irish U23 hammer throw record

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) has extended her own Irish U23 record today (April 6th). Competing at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships, Tuthill took victory with a new personal best throw of 68.65m. The throw adds eighty centimetres to her previous Irish U23 record, which she set at the European Team Championships in Chorzow, Poland in June of last …

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Nicola Tuthill claims U23 silver at European Throwing Cup

Nicola Tuthill has won a silver medal in the U23 Hammer Throw Final at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal Sunday afternoon (March 10th). It marks the second year in a row that Tuthill has claimed the U23 Hammer Throw silver at the event. 2023 saw Tuthill become the first Irish athlete ever to win a medal at the European Throwing …

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Athletics Ireland Announce Athletes Heading To European U23 Championships

Athletics Ireland has selected a team of 32 athletes to compete at the 2023 European U23 Championships to be held in Espoo, Finland, from 13-16 July. This is a key championship on the athlete pathway and serves as a final launching pad into full senior championship competition. Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan have been included in the squad, currently ranked …

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