RECORD-BREAKING IRISH TEAM RETURN TO DUBLIN ON THE BACK OF IRELAND’S MOST SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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August 23, 2022
Athletics
Ann Marie McGlynn, Aoife Cooke, Athletics, Ciara Mageean, Eilish Flanagan, European Championships, Fionnuala McCormack, Louise Shanahan, Michelle Finn, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Roisin Flanagan, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Women's Marathon Team
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The Irish athletics team returned to Dublin this afternoon following their record-breaking exploits in Munich at the European Athletics Championships in Munich over the previous 7-days. Munich will be remembered for some time by Irish athletics fans, with this edition providing Ireland’s most successful ever European Athletics Championships. The medals marked the many high points this week, adding to the …

SUPERB 4X400M RELAY TEAM 6TH IN EUROPE AND SHANAHAN SMASHES THE FINAL

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August 22, 2022
Athletics
European Championships, Louise Shanahan, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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Ireland’s 400m relay team have secured a superb 6th place in the final of the women’s 4x400m at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Sharlene Mawdsley crossed the finish in a time of 3:26.63, backing up their fantastic national record (3.26.06) performance. Squad members Roisin Harrison and Cliodhna Manning also …

SHANAHAN AND 4X400M RELAY TEAM SECURE EUROPEAN FINAL PLACES

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August 19, 2022
Athletics
400m, 800m, atheltics, European Championships, Louise Shanahan, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Running, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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It was another superb morning for the Irish team in Munich, with Louise Shanahan (800m) and the women’s 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Sharlene Mawdsley securing places in their respective European Athletics Championship finals. The women’s 4x400m relay team earned their place in tomorrow’s final in a new national record time of 3.26.06 which smashed …

RELAY TEAMS SELECTED FOR DAY 5 OF EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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August 19, 2022
Athletics
400m relay, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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The women’s 4x400m relay team will be in action this morning (10.51am), boasting another strong Irish relay line-up including last night’s 400m finalist Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC). Adeleke will be joined in the team by the experienced global final performers of Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock), and Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC). The 4 athletes selected all rank …

MAGEEAN READY FOR 1500M SHOWDOWN

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August 19, 2022
Athletics
Athletics, Ciara Mageean, European Championships, Laura Muir, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker
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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 …

Mageean and Adeleke secure European Final places

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August 16, 2022
Athletics
Ciara Mageean, European Championships, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy
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Ciara Mageean (1500m) and Rhasidat Adeleke (400m) advanced to their respective finals on day 2 of the European Athletics Championships in Munich this morning Mageean secured her place in Friday’s 1500m final with an impressive front-running display. The City of Lisburn athlete, who won a bronze medal at these championships in 2016, secured one of the automatic qualification places …

What You May Have Missed: National Athletics Championships

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June 29, 2022
Athletics
Athletics, Athletics Ireland, Joan Healy, Molly Scott, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker
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This past weekend marked the 150th Irish Life Health national track and field championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Despite the brutal weather, the weekend saw many amazing performances across all the disciplines. Limerick’s Sarah Lavin battled the 5.0 metres-per-second headwind to take home her seventh outdoor national title Saturday in the 100m hurdles. Lavin crossed the finish line in …