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Irish Independent
6 hours ago
- Irish Independent
United Striders pair embrace challenge at National Senior Championships
Wexford People Today at 04:30 United Striders AC were proud to see two of their youngest stars, Joss O'Connor and Max Murphy, make their National Senior Championship debuts in the 800m in Morton Stadium. Competing against some of Ireland's finest athletes – including Olympian Mark English – both runners embraced the challenge of racing at national senior level. In the second heat, Joss placed eighth in 1:56.39, with victory going to UCD's Cian McPhillips. In the third heat, Max produced a superb personal best of 1:54.72 to take fifth place, in a race won by Andrew Thompson of North Belfast Harriers. Mark English took the win in the opening heat. Remarkably, both Joss and Max are still Under-18 athletes, making their performances all the more impressive. The club looks forward to seeing them build on this experience in future senior competitions. Meanwhile, Sinéad Donovan made her mark at the National Masters track and field championships in Tullamore. Competing in the Over-45 category, she claimed gold in the weight for distance throw, silver in her first-ever hammer throw, and bronze in the shot putt.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- RTÉ News
Eve McMahon up to fifth in dinghy event at Europeans
Decisively putting clear blue ocean between her and the opening race in which she was disqualified on Monday, Dubliner Eve McMahon jumped in the overall standings in the qualification round for the ILCA 6 women's one-person dinghy event of the European Championships. The Howth sailor now lies fifth overall out of 93 entries and is the top U-23-year-old. Crucially, once the third race of the series had been sailed, the single race discard came into force allowing her to drop her weighty opening race score. She had followed that disqualification on Monday with a second place in a sign of her true potential that she then delivered upon in day two today. Sailing more conservatively to avoid further penalties, McMahon still delivered a tenth place and then went on to score another second place this afternoon. She still has another two qualification round races on Wednesday to decide Gold fleet for the final round but her goal remains to add a podium finish for this event to match her bronze medal from this year's World Championships in China. Meanwhile, McMahon's older brother Ewan slipped from third to sixth overall in the ILCA 7 men's event despite also scoring a second place for the day. He had to use his discard to drop a 31st place this afternoon as the wind started to drop. Carlow's Finn Lynch is 12th European in the men's event after two top-ten results keeps him firmly in contention while also watching McMahon as a rival for the a place at the LA Olympics with Team Ireland.
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
History made by Irish rowing duo in World Championships
Ireland has won gold at the under-19 World Rowing Championships for the first time. The Junior Men's double sculls of Jack Rafferty and Jonah Kirby made history by winning their final in Trakai, Lithuania, thus securing a first-ever medal for Ireland in a men's event at Worlds level. Rafferty and Kirby had to negotiate challenging conditions with a strong headwind but were part of a strong Team Ireland effort, with all five crews placing inside the top ten. At the 500-metre mark, Rafferty and Kirby began to move clear of the field and had clear water by 900 metres. Their lead continued to grow throughout the race, and they crossed the line with two lengths of clear water in a time of 06:39.57. The Junior Men's quadruple scull of Evan O'Byrne, Mattias Cogan, Bill Murphy and Harry McCarthy won the B Final. Sitting in second after the first 500 metres, the crew moved into the lead in the second quarter and held their position despite late sprint finishes from Belgium and France. They crossed the line in 06:20.48. The Junior Women's double of Sophia Young and Aoife Hendy finished fifth in their final. Sitting in sixth for much of the race, they surged past Poland and battled with Hungary for fourth place but narrowly missed out. They crossed the line in 07:55.30. The Junior Women's four of Anna O'Grady, Cloda Phillips, Isabella Wright and Sarah Rockett placed 2nd in this morning's B final. The crew led through the halfway mark, but a strong push from Croatia in the second half saw them cross the line in second place. They recorded a time of 07:24.55. The Junior Men's four of Daniel Crozier, Tommy Little, Richard Heaslip and Paul Schofield finished fourth in the B final. At the 1000-metre mark, the crew sat in fifth, but a strong finish saw them overtake Serbia to cross the line in fourth place, clocking 06:41.04. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
