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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Who’s heading to the World Indoor Championships to compete for Ireland?
Athletics Ireland has selected nine athletes to represent Ireland at the World Indoor Championships which take place from March 1st – 3rd in Glasgow, Scotland. Limerick’s Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) will spearhead the team in the 60m hurdles. Lavin will travel to Glasgow on the back of a string of outstanding performances, most recently clocking an equal PB of 7.91 …
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How Sophie Becker Became Confident | DOVE X NIKE BODY CONFIDENT SPORTS PROGRAMME
You’d be forgiven for thinking that confidence comes easy to Irish Olympian Sophie Becker, but, just like everybody else, it’s something she continues to work at. The 400m sprinter needs that final confidence boost from those in her inner circle to make sure she can compete at the highest level, exemplified none more than in her coach, Aideen Sinnott, of …
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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 mixed 4×400 team secure best-ever sixth place finish at World Championships
The Irish 4x400m relay team of Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Christopher O’Donnell, and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a top six finish in 3:14.13 to round out a superb opening day for Team Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (Aug 19th). The result, which ranks as the best ever finish by an Irish relay team at a global outdoor …
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Spectacular start for Team Ireland as 4×400 team make World Finals, Mageean and Healy through to Semi-Final
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Grace Fisher
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August 19, 2023
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Athletics
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Ballymore Cobh, Christopher O'Donnell, Ciara Mageean, City of Lisburn AC, Dundalk St Gerards AC, Faith Kipyegon, Jack Raftery, Kate O'Connor, Sarah Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sifan Hassan, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan, UCD AC, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Team Ireland have had a spectacular start on the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest as the mixed 4x400m team of Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Christopher O’Donnell, and Sharlene Mawdsley secured their place in this evening’s final with a brilliant 3:13.90 season’s best. Raftery lead the team out on the opening leg before smooth handovers to Becker …
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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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Double gold for Sarah Lavin at National Track and Field Championships
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Grace Fisher
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July 30, 2023
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Athletics
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123.ie National Track and Field Championships, Emerald AC, Georgie Hartigan, Ide Ni Dhomhnaill, Jenna Bromell, Jessica Tappin, Kelly McGrory, Louise Shanahan, Lucy May Sleeman, Mollie O'Reilly, Phil Healy, Roisin Flanagan, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Shona Heaslip, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan
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Sarah Lavin brought the curtain down on a thrilling final day of the 151st edition of the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships (July 30th). Lavin remarkably set three personal best performances on her way to Sunday’s 100m gold, made all the more remarkable having claimed the 100m hurdles title only 24 hours previous. The Emerald AC star saved her best performance of …
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