SILVER FOR WOMEN’S RELAY AS IRELAND ROUND OUT RECORD-BREAKING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ireland’s 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a silver medal at the European Championships in Rome with a new national record time of 3:22.71NR. The performance sealed a historic championships for the Irish, marking the best ever medal haul (4) from an Irish team at a Europeans. Tonight’s silver added to …
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Mageean wins 1500m Gold in Rome
Ciara Mageean won a gold medal in the 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome Sunday evening (June 9th). The Portaferry athlete burst through a gap between the British pair of Jemma Reekie and Georgia Bell coming into the final 100 meters, kicking for home to cross in a winning time of 4:04.66. She found a gap…and she …
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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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History made as Irish relay team win European gold
The mixed 4x400m relay team of Chris O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley have won a historic gold medal for Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Rome this evening (June 7th). The Irish team came home in national record time of 3:09.92, a performance that also set a new championship record on one of the great nights …
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Irish Team Announced For European Athletics Championships
Athletics Ireland have announced an initial squad selection for the upcoming European Athletics Championships which take place in Rome from June 7th – 12th. This announcement confirms the selection of those with A standards and the qualified relay teams, while athletes qualifying via ranking position and having achieved a B standard will be confirmed after European Athletics produces its final …
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Sharlene Mawdsley runs under 400m Olympic qualifying time in Poland
Sharlene Mawdsley achieved both a new personal best and a sub-Olympic qualifying time when she ran 50.72 in the 400m at the Memorial Janusza Kusocinskiego meeting in Chorzow, Poland, Saturday afternoon. I did it 😭❤️🔥 Olympic standard!!! #50.72 — Sharlene (@sharlenem229) May 18, 2024 It was likely that Mawdsley would qualify through rankings in any case, but her time ensures …
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Irish Women’s and Mixed Relay Teams Set National Records to Qualify for Olympics
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Grace Fisher
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May 5, 2024
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Athletics
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Cillin Greene, Mixed 4x400m Relay, Paris Olympics, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Thomas Barr, Women's 4x400m, World Athletics Relay
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It was a night of glory for Ireland as both the women’s and mixed 4×400 relay teams qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning their heats at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas. Remarkably, both teams also broke the current Irish records. The top two teams in each heat automatically qualify for the Olympics regardless of the final result …
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IRISH AIM TO SEAL OLYMPIC SPOTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS
Nassau in the Bahamas is the venue this weekend (May 4th & 5th) as Ireland aim to qualify their Mixed 4x400m and Women’s 4x400m relay teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The two Irish teams will be competing at the World Athletics Relays at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium where the top fourteen teams will advance to Paris. On …
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Team Ireland’s Rollercoaster Journey At 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championship
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Jessica Gardiner
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March 4, 2024
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Athletics
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Athletics Ireland, Phil Healy, Roisin Flanagan, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Team Ireland, World Athletics Indoor Championships
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In a tale that can only be described as dramatic and celebratory, Team Ireland experienced a rollercoaster of emotions at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Glasgow over the weekend. Mawdsley’s Heartbreak and Determination Sharlene Mawdsley from Newport AC entered the competition strongly, securing a spot in the semi-final with a tied 52.23 400m run. However, her dream of reaching …
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4x400m relay team set Irish record while booking place in final
It was a session to remember for Team Ireland on day 3 of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow Sunday morning, with the women’s 4x400m relay team booking their place in this evening’s final in a new national record. The relay team’s record-breaking performance followed hot on the heels of Sarah Lavin’s qualification for the 60m hurdles semi-final in a …
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