Sarah Healy of Blackrock AC in Dublin ensured a full set of medals for the Irish team at the European Youth Olympic Festival when she won the girls’ 1500m race today. In Thursday’s semi-finals, Healy had laid down a marker, winning her semi-final easily in 4:40.52. In the final, she tucked in behind early leader […]
Rhasidat Adeleke of Tallaght AC has taken a silver medal in the 200m at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor Hungary. Helped by a 2.5 following wind, the 14-year-old ran a time of 23.81 secs to finish second behind Dutch athlete Zoe Sedeny who finished in 23.74 secs. Qualifying with ease for tomorrow’s 1500m […]
Tallaght’s Rhasidat Adeleke ran a personal best of 25.16 secs to win her heat in the opening round of the women’s 200m at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor Hungary today. She will run in tomorrow’s final. Colin Doyle, of Leevale AC finished third in his men’s 200m heat in 22:31 secs, but although […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ciara Neville and Sharlene Mawdsley both re-wrote the record books at the Irish Life Health All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore today. In the senior girls’ 100m, Neville of Castletroy College clocked a time of 11.53 secs. The time was also comfortably inside the qualifying marks for both the European Junior and […]
Throwers again proved the record breakers at the second day of the Irish Life Health Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships in Santry. In the senior shot, Niamh Fogarty from St Joseph’s Rochfortbridge produced a throw of 13.10m that added 13 centimetres to the old record of 12.97m set in 2006. In second place was […]
Darragh McElhinney of CP Bheanntrai proved the star of the Irish schools team at the annual SIAB Cross-Country hosted by Wales at Newport when he won the U17 inter boys’ race in some style. McElhinney shook off the challenge of a strong England team to come home in 19 mins 34 secs for the 6.3km […]
Although Sean O’Leary came home a comfortable winner of the senior boys’ race, St Aidan’s CBS failed to make it three in a row at the Irish Life Health Leinster Schools Cross-Country Championships in Santry yesterday. In dry, firm conditions, O’Leary made his move about halfway through the race, leaving Cormac Dalton of St Joseph’s […]
Blackrock’s Sarah Healy and Darragh McElhinney of Bantry made it an Irish U17 double at the Celtic International Cross-Country in Cardiff today. Youghal’s Jake McCarthy finished second in the M17 race. Winning the M20 race was Fearghal Curtin of Youghal. Amy Rose Farrell of Blackrock was second W20; both Irish U20 teams came out on […]
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