Emma Mitchell finished seventh in the women’s 5000m at the World University Games in Taipei today. Her time of 16:00.02 put her less than 15 seconds behind the winner Hanna Klein of Germany who finished in 15:45.28. Shona Heaslip ran a personal best time of 16:09.62 to finish 11th. Only Irish athlete left is Matt Bergin […]
John Fitzsimons crowned a superb performance by the Irish team at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy when he snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 800m today. Fitzsimons from Kildare AC was ranked 20th going into the championships, but in a tactical race, held his nerve to finish third in 1:49.15. In the […]
Michaela Walsh of Swinford took bronze in the women’s hammer winning Ireland’s second medal at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy today. Walsh’s throw of 62.17m was marginally less than the 62.33m she threw in qualifying but still enough for a comfortable third place. She also finished seventh in the shot put with 15.62m. […]
Mick Clohisey and Sean Hehir continued their preparations for the marathon at the World Championships in London next month with a trip to the Roscommon ’10’. The pair dominated the race from the start, with Clohisey pulling away for victory on 48 mins 47 secs, with Hehir just over a minute behind for second.Finishing third […]
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 […]
Shane Aston of Trim AC comfortable retained his national decathlon title at the Irish Life Health Combined Events Championships which concluded to day at Santry. No records were broken thanks alertly to the unrelenting rain yesterday, which meant the high jump was called for the juvenile competition. Aston still accumulated a healthy total of 6540 […]
Menapian’s Leon Reid dominated both the 100m and 200m races at today’s wind-assisted (mostly) Ton le Gaoithe track and field meet in Waterford. In the 100m, Reid ran two races, clocking 10.27 secs in the first with an assisting wind of 2.9 and 10.26 secs in the second with the help of a +4 wind. […]
Rio Olympian Kerry O’Flaherty leads the entry for the opening British Milers Club Grand Prix meeting in Solihull tomorrow. O’Flaherty goes in the 5000m along with QUB’s Emma Mitchell. Mitchell is chasing the World Student Games standard of 16 mins 15 secs for the distance, while both have their eyes on the Commonwealth Games qualifying […]
Annadale’s Paul Pollock and Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers lead the Irish entry for the annual Highgate Harriers Night of 10,000m PBs at the Parliament Hill track in London on Saturday May 20. Other Irish entered include Tullamore’s Liam Brady, Kevin Dooney of Raheny Shamrock, Derry’s Declan Reed, DSD pair John Eves and Killian Mooney, […]
Cillian O’Leary and Laura Shaughnessy were the winners of the 40th anniversary RTE 5-Mile held in bitterly cold conditions around the roads of Donnybrook. First held in 1977, when the race started on Beaver Row and took in a loop of Clonskeagh and Goatstown before returning to Donnybrook, the route has changed many times, due […]
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