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 […]
Thomas Barr opened his outdoor season with victory in the 400m hurdles at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships in CIT, Cork. Barr won the race in an untroubled 50.92 secs; a distant second was Joe Halwax of DKIT in 53.83 secs. Also opening his season in some style was Marcus Lawler of IT […]
With just three weeks to go until the London Marathon, Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished 14th in today’s Berlin Half Marathon in a time of 65 mins 40 secs. That wasn’t too far off his 64.12 run in Cardiff in 2013. Finishing second W60 was Nuala Reilly of Drogheda and District in 1:40.58. First woman overall […]
Dunboyne junior Jack Nyhan threw a personal best 14.26m to win the shot putt at the Dunboyne Winter Throws Festival. Para athlete Sean Hughes from Dunboyne, aged just 16, broke his own Irish senior record five times out of six attempts. Winner of the women’s shot was Anne-Marie Torsney from Fingallians with 11.57m A total […]
Middle distance athlete Alanna Lally and hammer thrower Adam King proved the stars of the Glo Health Juvenile Track and Field Championships Day 3 in Tullamore today. Lally, of Galway City Harriers recorded an impressive W19 double, winning the 800m in 2:17.33 and then taking the 400m title in 56.64. In the M18 hammer (5kg) […]
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