Ireland's Gidey makes history with European 10,000m Cup victory
The 24-year-old clocked a time of 27:40.47 to secure his first ever appearance on a senior international podium in Irish colours.
Gidey ran strongly throughout the race, sitting on the pacemakers' heels for the opening 6000m. About 700m from the finish, the Clonliffe man saw his moment and struck, kicking away from French duo Valentin Gondouin and Felix Bour and Belgium's Simon Debognies who were powerless in their attempts to respond.
Satuday's medal success continues what has been an excellent few months for Gidey. Since September 2024 he has broken Irish senior records in the half marathon, 10km and 10,000m, as well as finishing 4th in the half marathon at the European Running Championships last month.
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Live | Shamrock Rovers face Ballkani in tonight's Uefa Conference League third qualifying round second leg, aiming to overturn a 1-0 deficit at Tallaght Stadium. Before that, St Patrick's Athletic take on the might of Turkish side Besiktas in Istanbul, trailing 4-1 from the first leg. St Pat's v Besiktas kicks off at 7pm Irish time, while Rovers begin their quest to beat the Kosovans at 8pm and you can catch all the action here. 6 minutes ago No love lost between the Hoops and Ballkani, as Sean O'Connor notes a bit of afters from the Gaffney goal: Before going to celebrate in the corner, Gaffney went back to have some words with Ballkani's Arber Potoku, who just minutes before had jeered the Galway man right in his face moments after missing a chance in front of goal. 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Ed McGinty starts in goals, with Pico Lopes captain on the evening alongside Dan Cleary and Lee Grace. Conor Malley replaces Darragh Nugent in a midfield boasting Josh Honohan, Matt Healy, Danny Grant and Dylan Watts, while Danny Mandroiu and Rory Gaffney spearhead the forward line. UEFA graphics suggest a 3-5-2 formation: Shamrock Rovers FC on Twitter / X 🟢 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🟢Your Hoops XI to take on our Kosovan opponents in Tallaght this evening 👊☘️#RoversInEurope || @sharp_security Shamrock Rovers FC (@ShamrockRovers) August 14, 2025 Today 02:57 PM Just as he was in Drumcondra on Tuesday, Hallgrimsson is in the house: After taking in Tuesday's dramatic tie between Shelbourne and Rijeka, Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson has taken to his seat here in Tallaght with kick-off 10 minutes away. With his squad announcement for the September World Cup qualifiers a little under a fortnight away, no doubt Josh Honohan will want to make an impression after earning his first senior call-up in June, though he failed to win his first cap. Today 02:56 PM Sean O'Connor is in Tallaght this evening - here's his thoughts ahead of kick-off: Welcome to Tallaght Stadium where the atmosphere is building as Shamrock Rovers look to keep their Conference League hopes alive in tonight's third round second-leg tie against Kosovan side Ballkani. It's almost a year to the day since Stephen Bradley's men overturned a 1-0 first-leg defeat against Celje via a home win a week later to book their place in the League Phase and they'll be looking to do the same here having suffered a 1-0 defeat last week in Pristina. Much of the build-up around tonight's tie has surrounded on the row between Bradley and Jack Byrne, who has been excluded from the squad for this round, but the good news is that Graham Burke is back on the bench after missing last week's defeat with injury. There's just one change for the Hoops from the first-leg with Darragh Nugent making way for new loan signing Connor Malley who starts his first European tie for Rovers, and first overall since Dundalk's Conference League campaign two years ago. Like the Hoops, Ballkani are also targeting a third qualification in four years, having won three league titles in a row before finishing runners-up last term. Their boss, former Albanian international Orges Shehi, was reluctant to discuss Rovers in depth last night, but said he feels the tie is still 50-50. A huge night awaits here in Dublin 24. 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