Elizabeth Ndudi Wins Gold At The European U20 Championships
Elizabeth Ndudi wins gold in the Long Jump at the European U20 Championships today, August 10, becoming Ireland’s first ever field medalist at those championships. Ndudi sets a new Irish U20 record with a jump of 6.56m, shattering the previous record of 6.44m, also held by her. “I was really happy because I had this goal to get into those …
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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 In a statement posted by her manager, Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from this weekend’s nationals as a “precautionary measure as she had a niggle” after her Irish mile record in Monaco last week.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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Athletics Ready For 123.ie National Championships Weekend
A star-studded entry list will offer a fitting tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships which take place at Morton Stadium this weekend (July 29th and 30th). The first national athletics championships were organised in College Park (Trinity College Dublin) on July 7th, 1873, and have been held every year since then, making …
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Strong Start For Team Ireland At U/23 European Athletics Championships
A team of 32 athletes will compete at the 2023 European U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, from today until 16 July. The competition is a key championship on the athlete pathway and serves as a final launching pad into full senior championship competition. Ten of Ireland’s athletes are making their debuts today, starting with Adeyemi Talabi (Longford AC) this morning. …
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17-Year-Old Jana Koscak Makes Senior Heptathlon History
Jana Koščak made history at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis (27-28 May) when she scored 6293 points in the senior heptathlon, surpassing the tally of 5615 set by her sister Klara Koščak in May 2021. Her score set a new Croatian senior national record and was also the highest score ever achieved by an u/18 in a senior heptathlon. This was also her …
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Caitlyn Jenner Vocalises Disapproval After Transgender Teen Finishes 2nd In Track Race
Caitlyn Jenner has regularly spoken out against transgender women participating in women’s athletics. This past weekend, she vocalised her disapproval after a transgender teen finished in second place in a girls’ race at the CIF-North Coast Section Meet of Champions in California over the weekend. The transgender teen, Athena Ryan, came second in the varsity girls’ 1600m run finals on …
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Watch: Rhasidat Adeleke Breaks Irish National Record With 13th Fastest Time In The World Ever
Rhasidat Adeleke broke her own Irish national record in the women’s indoor 400 metres, this time winning the Big 12 Conference final in Lubbock, Texas with a time of 50.33 seconds
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UCD Coach Emmett Dunleavy “A golden era for the 400M run”
University College Dublin coach and middle distance runner Emmett Dunleavy joined the Her Sport Show to discuss the amazing athletic performances from the Irish Health and Well Being Senior Track and Field Championships. Rhasidat Adeleke secured her gold medal by just 0.01 seconds. Molly Scott came in just behind her earning silver. Moving forward 19-year-old Adeleke is looking to race …
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Stories You Should Know– Part Three: Irish Sporting Treasure Sonia O’ Sullivan Makes History In Sydney
Sonia O’ Sullivan is a name so associated with Irish sports stars, and one that has influenced so many people during and since her days of glory around the turning of the century. At a time when athletics in Ireland was one of the major sporting events people followed religiously, O’ Sullivan had a mammoth following testament to the unique …
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Niamh Kearney ‘You Are Going To Be Pushed To The Best Of Your Ability’
Niamh Kearney wanted to become a dietician after college and chose Georgia State University to pursue that career. She ran on the track and field team and describes her achievements and challenges while training abroad.
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