SILVER FOR MAGEEAN ON MAGIC NIGHT IN MUNICH

Ciara Mageean has secured a silver medal in the final of the 1500m at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The City of Lisburn AC athlete produced the greatest performance of her career to claim the silver medal in a time of 4.02.56 which was her fastest 1500m this season. Tonight’s silver medal adds to the bronze medals Mageean picked …

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SHANAHAN AND 4X400M RELAY TEAM SECURE EUROPEAN FINAL PLACES

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 …

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‘Sports day was like the best day ever’ Ciara Mageean tells Her Sport

Last Sunday, Ciara Mageean brought home a fantastic silver medal in the 1500m race at the Commonwealth Games after running a personal best for the season at a time of 4:04:14. In what was her third Commonwealth Games, Mageean battled her way to the podium for the first time in her career as she claimed silver.  ‘Third time lucky!’ she …

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Sophie Becker Dazzles in Diamond League Debut

Sophie Becker made her diamond league debut last weekend in Rabat, Morocco. The Wexford native finished the women’s 400m in 51.84 seconds to take fourth place in the race. Becker was just 0.01 seconds shy of the 51.83 PB she ran in Belgium a week earlier at the IFAM meet. Becker made history in the 2020 Olympics running in the …

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