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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: Mageean runs 2:06.18 in Sligo. Sittuk, Ganiel win Lisburn ‘Half'(ongoing)

Ciara Mageean of UCD ran an unpressurised 2:06.18 to win the 800m at the Sligo City Sports last night. In the 500m, Mark English ran a time of 61.27 secs and now joins the Irish team for the European Team Championships in Vaaso, Finland at the weekend. Second was Trim’s Harry Purcell in 61.9 secs. […]

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Round-Up: PB of 2:16.18 for Sean Hehir in London (plus roads results)

Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished best of the Irish in a personal best time of 2 hrs 16 mins 18 secs – comfortably inside the qualifying mark for the World Championships later this year. Behind him, Kevin Seaward  of St Malachy’s finished in 2:17:08, England-based Stephen Scullion on  2:17:59 and Raheny’s Mick Clohisey in 2:18:34. Hehir […]

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Wins for Gregan and McMahon at Nivelles. Somba wins at Dunshaughlin

Brian Gregan  in the men’s 400m and Christine McMahon  in the 400m hurdles both won their events at the CABW International Meet in Nivelles, Belgium today. In the men’s 400m, Gregan won in 47.52 secs, with Harry Purcell of Trim second in a season’s best 47.74 secs, Fourth was Brian Murphy in 48.72 secs.  All […]

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Round-Up: Somba Wins Terenure 5 at sprint. ‘Chase Record for Treacy. McCambridge disappointment

Regular Irish visitor Peter Brandon Somba had a narrow victory at the annual Terenure 5-mile in Dublin beating  Raheny’s Mick Clohisey  by a single second. Somba was timed at 23 mins 33 secs and Clohisey at 23 mins 34 secs on a perfect day for running – sunny, but not too warm. Third was Clonliffe’s […]

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Schools All-Irelands: 400m/800m Double for Purcell (results added)

Harry Purcell of Castleknock College set a new Irish schools record of 1:49.42 on his way to victory in the senior boys’ 800m at the Aviva All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore today. After a fast opening lap, Purcell  held on to win from Gormanston’s Rob Tully, with both breaking Sean Tobin’s […]

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Aviva Leinster Schools Day 2 – Record for Siofra, Double for Harry

  Siofra Clerigh Buttner of Colaiste Iosagain ended her Leinster schools athletics career with a new 800m record on the second day of the Aviva Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships in Santry on Saturday. Cleirigh Buttner’s time of 2 minutes 7.03 seconds broke the previous record by over two seconds and saw her finish […]

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