Forty-strong Euro U20 Team announced. No English in Hungary

Mark English of UCD didn’t start in the 800m at the second day of the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in  Székesfehérvár, Hungary this evening. Winning the race was double Olympian champion and world record holder David Rudisha  of Kenya.Kenyan Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech who has a season’s best of 1:44.9 (hand-held) is also listed to run. Ireland’s […]

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World 24 Hour Record smashed in Belfast

Polish world record holder Patrycja Bernowska improved her own world record to  258.339km when winning the women’s title at the  IAU World 24-Hour Championships in Victoria Park,Belfast yesterday. In February, Bernowska stretched the eight year old record to 252.6 kms at the Polish Championships. Translating her result to miles, she become the first woman to […]

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Masters: Four Golds for Bechtina on a packed day at Tullamore

With four golds to her credit, Clonliffe’s Snezana Bechtina was one of the undoubted stars at  the Irish Life Health Irish Masters Track and  Field Championships in Tullamore. Bechtina’s most impressive performance came in the W35 400 where she clocked a time of 58.77 secs to beat Lisburn’s former Irish international Kelly Neely. She proved […]

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Brilliant 3rd for Kate O’Connor at Euro Combined Events; Michael Bowler 5th

Kate O’Connor of St Gerard’s Dundalk has finished a brilliant third at the European Combined Events Team Championships 2nd League, in Monzon, Spain. O’Connor, aged just 16, moved gradually through the field, lying fifth overnight and then moving into fourth after today’s long jump and javelin. Her javelin throw of 45 m was the third […]

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Round-Up (Updated): Gregan runs Worlds qualifier 45.48 secs. Euro Combined Events Day 1. Another record for Walsh

Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan nailed down his World Championships place when winning the 400m with a of 45.48 secs at the Bonus-Track meet in Notwill, Switzerland. The qualifying time for the Worlds  is 45.50 secs.  Second was Swiss athlete Joel Burgender in 47.02; Brian Murphy of Crusaders was sixth in 48.79. Michaela Walsh of Swinford AC […]

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Mid-week Roads: Dunleavy, Doherty win at Clonee 10km

Sligo’s Emmet Dunleavey outsprinted Peter Somba of Dunboyne AC to win the Clonee 10km last night. Third was Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght, who made a comeback after a few months absence at last Sunday’s track and field league round. First woman was Finn Valley’s Teresa Doherty, another athlete on the comeback trail after the birth […]

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