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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Rhasidat Adeleke starts off 2024 with two new Irish records
The records keep falling for Rhasidat Adeleke, and her performance at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in New Mexico was more of the same. She broke her own Irish indoor 60m and 200m records, running 7.15 and 22.49. The first of these was enough to win comfortably as well as shave .02 seconds off the 7.17 Adeleke ran …
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Olympic Federation Of Ireland Shines Spotlight On Team Ireland’s Athletic Triumphs At Gala Ball
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HerSport Editor
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November 16, 2023
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Athletics, Olympics
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Aifric Keogh, Amy Wall, Athletics Ireland, Ciara Mageean, Kellie Harrington, Lara Gillespie, OFI, Paris 2024 Olympics, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sport Ireland
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Saturday, 11 November – The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to honour the athletes who competed in the European Games in Krakow this year. On the night, athletes and Olympic …
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Dina Asher-Smith to train with Edrick Floreal, coach of Rhasidat Adeleke
27-year-old British sprinter and 2019 200m World Champion Dina Asher-Smith is breaking with coach John Blackie to train with Edrick Floreal ahead of Paris 2024. Rhasidat Adeleke also trains with Floreal in Austin, Texas. Asher-Smith, who won bronze 100m medals at both the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics, announced the change on Instagram: “After 19 years, John Blackie and I …
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Black History Month: Celebrating Black Irish Athletes
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HerSport Editor
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October 6, 2023
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Sports
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Antrim LGFA, Athletics, Basketball, Elizabeth Ndudi, Evelyn Igharo, Gandy Malou-Mamel, ireland rugby, Irish Soccer, Linda Djougang, Nadia Power, Rhasidat Adeleke, Rianna Lauren Jarrett, Track and Field, Women in Sports
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The month of October is Black History Month in Ireland. It recognises the global impact of black history and remembers the ongoing fight for racial equality and social justice worldwide. In celebration of Black History Month, we look back at some of the sporting achievements of black Irish athletes. Rhasidat Adeleke Rhasidat Adeleke is an Irish sprinter and the first …
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Irish 4×400 relay team finishes 8th in World Final
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Grace Fisher
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August 27, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Kate O'Connor, Kelly McGrory, Louise Shanahan, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Ireland’s 4x400m team has finished eighth in this evening’s relay final which rounds out a hugely successful nine days for Team Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 27th). The team of Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock A.C.), Roisin Harrison (Emerald A.C.), Kelly McGrory (Tir Chonaill A.C.) and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport A.C.) crossed in a time of 3:27.08, having …
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Ireland 4×400 relay team qualify for World Finals
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Grace Fisher
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August 26, 2023
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Athletics
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Emerald AC, Kelly McGrory, Newport AC, Raheny Shamrock AC, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Harrison, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Tir Chonaill AC, World Athletics Championships
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Despite the absence of Rhasidat Adeleke, Ireland’s 4x400m relay team has qualified for Sunday’s final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 26th). The team of Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock A.C.), Roisin Harrison (Emerald A.C.), Kelly McGrory (Tir Chonaill A.C.) and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport A.C.) finished 4th in the second of this evening’s heats, securing one of the fastest …
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Rhasidat Adeleke Withdraws From Ireland Relay Squad At World Athletics Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke will not compete in Ireland’s women’s 4x400m relay squad set to compete at the World Athletics Championships. Anticipation had been high for the Dublin star’s participation in Saturday’s 4x400m heats in Budapest, especially after her notable fourth-place finish in the world 400m final on Wednesday. The decision was announced this afternoon, following extensive deliberations involving Athletics Ireland’s team …
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Irish National Record For Sarah Lavin & Fourth In The World For Rhasidat Adeleke
Sarah Lavin has broken Derval O’Rourke’s 13-year old Irish Record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.62 on Wednesday, August 23. The race was bittersweet for Lavin, as she missed on qualifying for the final by placing fifth in her semi-final but set a lifetime best and a new national record. She had “dreamt of getting that national …
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Rhasidat Adeleke 400m Final: What You Need To Know
Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile National record holder and 400m powerhouse, Rhasidat Adeleke, is through to the 400m World Championship final, tonight, 20:35 Irish Standard Time. Adeleke is the lone Irish competitor in the 400m final. Her teammate, Sharlene Mawdsley, bowed out of the semi-finals after running four 400m races in three days. The 20-year old Dublin native came first in …
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