Belfast Hosts World 24-Hour Championships. Plus weekend preview

Polish world record holder Patrycja Bernowska heads the women’s field at the IAU World 24-Hour Championships starting in Victoria Park,Belfast  tomorrow (Saturday, 12.0). In February, Bernowska improved the eight-year-old record to 252.6 kms(159.2 miles) at the Polish Championships. Among those taking her on this  weekend are current European champion Maria Jansson of Sweden and a […]

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Round-up: Clare McCarthy wins Swansea ‘Half’. Plus league action and IMC Belfast

Leevale’s Clare McCarthy won today’s Swansea Half Marathon in Wales, with her time of 74 mins 34 secs a mere four seconds off the course record. Mick Clohisey of Raheny clocked a time of 65 mins 33 secs to finish second overall, followed by Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham third with 66.36. On a long day […]

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Euro Teams: English wins 800m, Ireland safe in 8th place

Mark English picked up maximum points for Ireland when he won the 800m on the final day of the European Team Track and Field Championships in Vaasa, Finland today. English’s time of 1:49.02 was enough to see off the challenge of  Denmark’s Andreas Bube and Andreas Kramer of Sweden. Later, in the final event of […]

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Roads: Ciobanu, Shaughnessy win in Dunshaughlin. Big entry at Waterford Viking races

Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers was an emphatic winner of the 38th Michael Manning Memorial 10km this evening in a time of 30 mins 12 secs. For second place Peter Somba outsprinted Freddy Sittuk  to finish in 31 mins 5 secs, with Sittuk one second adrift.  Gary Murray, one of a large contingent of Northern […]

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Kate O’Connor sets javelin record at Tailteann Games

Kate O’Connor of St Vincent’s Dundalk produced the star performance at today’s Irish Life Health Taiteann Games with a new record throw of 47.63m for the javelin. In the women’s steeplechase, Alannah Neff of Carrigaline Community School was also in record breaking form clocking 5:08.51 for the 1500m distance.  Second was Roisin Treacy of St […]

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European Teams: Gregan wins 400m, Foster 2nd 100m, Barr 5th.

A victory for Brian Gregan in the 400m  proved the highlight of today’s competition at the European Team Track and Field Championships League 1 in Vaasa, Finland. Gregan was a comfortable winner of the race in 45.83 secs. Second was  Batuhan Altintas  of Turkey with Belgium’s Dylan Borlee third.  In the women’ s 100m,  Amy […]

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