Shanahan Bows Out As Attention Turns To Evening Session For Team Ireland
Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC) bowed out of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this morning, with her 2:00:66 fifth place finish in the heats of the 800m not enough to progress to the next round of competition. The 26-year-old, who overcame early season injuries to win the national title last month with the second fastest time …
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Ciara Mageean through to 1500m World Final as Sarah Healy breaks u23 national record
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Grace Fisher
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August 20, 2023
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Athletics
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Candice McLeod, Ciara Mageean, City of Lisburn AC, Dundalk St Gerards AC, Kate O'Connor, Marileidy Paulino, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sonia O'Sullivan, UCD AC, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) lit up Sunday evening’s session of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a textbook semi-final display to book her place in Tuesday’s 1500m final. Racing in the first of the two semi-finals, the Portaferry athlete never looked like being run out of the top six automatic qualifying places, ultimately crossing the finish in …
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Adeleke & Mawdsley Through To Semi-Finals. Here’s How Things Stand In The 400M
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HerSport Editor
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August 20, 2023
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Athletics
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Ama Pipi, Britton Wilson, Candice McLeod, Lieke Klaver, Marileidy Paulino, Natalia Kaczmarek, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sada Williams, Sharlene Mawdsley, World Athletics Championships
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Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley are through to the 400M semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships. A chance of a medal? Let’s discuss.
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The World Athletics Championships Kick-Off This Weekend.. Here’s Everything You Need To Know
As the countdown to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest dwindles, the excitement continues to build, and Ireland’s exceptional athletes are gearing up to dazzle on the global stage.
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2023 World Athletics Championships: A Preview
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Shannon O'Connor
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August 15, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Ciara Mageean 1500m, Cliodhna Manning, 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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Photo by Giancarlo Colombo/Sportsfile With the 2023 World Athletics Championships kicking off this Saturday, August 19, here is a preview of Team Ireland: The nine-day event, which will end on August 27, will see 23 Irish athletes compete. There are 16 individual entries and two relays: the Women’s 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m, which is relay with both men and …
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Sophie O’Sullivan goes third on the Irish 1000m all-time list
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Grace Fisher
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August 4, 2023
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Athletics
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Abby Caldwell, Ciara Mageean, Citius Meet Bern, Derval O'Rourke, Ditaji Kambundji, Jessie Knight, Laviai Nielsen, Linden Hall, Phil Healy, Revee Walcott-Nolan, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sonia O'Sullivan, Sophie O'Sullivan, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Sophie O’Sullivan ran the 1000m in 2:37.08 at the Citius meeting in Bern tonight (August 4), setting a new personal best for herself and going third on the Irish all-time list — behind only her legendary mother Sonia O’Sullivan (2:34.66) and Ciara Mageean (2:31.06), who broke Sonia’s then-27-year-old record in 2020. Sophie’s push in the last 100m won her fourth …
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Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from National Championships “based on medical advice”
Rhasidat Adeleke has joined Ciara Mageean in withdrawing from this weekend’s 123.ie National Track and Field Championships due to medical concerns. Mageean’s manager said in a statement that the decision was “a precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her national record-breaking mile run in Monaco last week. She came in second in that race, behind only Faith Kipyegon’s …
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Adeleke and Lavin Set To Headline National Championships This Weekend
The Irish Athletics Championships, which also celebrates its 150th birthday, will take place this upcoming weekend where numerous Irish stars will compete at Morton Stadium in Santry. In a statement posted by her manager, Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from this weekend’s nationals as a “precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her Irish mile record in Monaco last week. …
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Ciara Mageean smashes national mile record, comes second to Faith Kipyegon’s new world best
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Grace Fisher
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July 22, 2023
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Athletics
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Ciara Mageean, Diamond League Monaco, Faith Kipyegon, Freweyni Hailu, Jessica Hull, Kristie Schoffield, Laura Muir, Natalia Kaczmarek, National Senior Track and Field Championships, Nikki Hiltz, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Lavin, Sonia O'Sullivan, Winnie Nanyondo, World Athletics Championships
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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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Rhasidat Adeleke Announces Departure From University Of Texas To Turn Professional
Rhasidat Adeleke has announced that she will forgo the remainder of her NCAA eligibility to become a professional athlete. The 20-year-old has concluded her collegiate journey on a high note, clinching victory at the NCAA Championships in Austin last month. She also set a new Irish 400m record of 49.20, capturing the attention of several shoe brands with potentially lucrative …
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