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The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's birthday celebrations as GAA star boyfriend treats her to customised cake
SHARLENE Mawdsley turned 27 on Sunday - with her GAA ace boyfriend Michael Breen treating her to athletics-themed sweets. The Tipperary corner-back is known for being a tight man-marker and on this occasion, marked her big day with plenty of edible goodies. Advertisement 7 It was a bumper weekend of celebrations as her pal also happened to get engaged Credit: @sharlenem1 7 The delicious cake was inscribed with a message for her Credit: @sharlenem1 7 The detail in these cupcakes was incredible Credit: @sharlenem1 7 Sharlene said she received '27 roses for 27 years' Credit: @sharlenem1 In addition to the 27 roses she received, she shared pics of a gorgeous chocolate cake as well as six cupcakes bearing her likeness. Earlier this month, Mawdsley admitted she could skip the individual 400m at September's World Championships in Tokyo. That news came following her impressive 200m win at the National Senior Championships in Santry. The sprinter powered to victory at Morton Stadium in windy conditions as she clocked a time of 23.55 seconds. Advertisement The Newport native edged edged out hurdles ace Sarah Lavin (23.80) and bronze medallist Lauren Roy (23.88). Speaking to RTE after the victory, the popular star stated: 'I'm happy with that. 'I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled. 'Sarah was ahead of me, and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong, and dig deep and thankfully I ended up winning the title. Advertisement 'It was a pity about the wind, but it was close to a PB and that'll give me great confidence heading into my last race before Worlds on the 16th of this month.' That final warm-up race will be in the 400m in Bern, Switzerland. Tipperary star uses Liam MacCarthy Cup as wedding gift for lucky couple - sparking Tipp, Tipp chants But Mawdsley has since returned to London to train with her coach after withdrawing from the 400m heats in Dublin. She added: 'My summer so far, look, it has been mixed, I missed a good block of training and that's hard to come back from - but the support I've had got me through that race today.' Advertisement While her place in the 400m relay squad for the World Championships is secure, she isn't sure whether she'll take on the individual event too. She concluded: 'I haven't actually decided; I know I won't say no to the relays. "I'm always the first one in, but we'll see about the individual. It has been a tough year. We'll see closer to the time.' 7 Three-time All-Ireland winner Breen shared this cute collage of them Advertisement 7 He also dug out a gem from her childhood
Irish Daily Mirror
02-08-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Sharlene Mawdsley makes admission after winning first national outdoor gold
Sharlene Mawdsley admits she could give the individual 400m a miss at the upcoming World Championships. Mawdsley saw off the challenge of Ireland's sprint hurdles queen Sarah Lavin to claim her first outdoor National Senior Championships 200m title at Morton Stadium today. The Tipp flyer finished into a stiff breeze in 23.55, with Lavin second in 23.80 and Lauren Ryan taking the bronze in 23.88. READ MORE:Ireland warm up for Rugby World Cup with comeback win in Cork READ MORE: Madie Gibson stars as impressive Athlone Town progress in Champions League "I'm happy with that," said Mawdsley. "I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled. "Sarah was ahead of me, and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong, and dig deep, and thankfully I ended up winning the title. "It was a pity about the wind, but it was close to a PB and that'll give me great confidence heading into my last race before worlds on the 16th of this month'. That takes place in the 400m in Berne but Mawdsley will head to London to work with her coach before that after withdrawing from the 400m heats after winning the 200m. "My summer so far, look, it has been mixed," she said. "I missed a good block of training and that's hard to come back from but the support I've had got me through that race today." The 26-year-old confided that she may focus on the 400m relay in the Worlds next month in Tokyo after a long year. "I haven't actually decided," Mawdsley said. "I know I won't say no to the relays, I'm always the first one in, but we'll see about the individual, it has been a tough year. We'll see closer to the time." Marcus Lawler of Clonliffe Harriers AC celebrates after winning the Senior Men 200m sprint final (Image: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane) Marcus Lawler claimed the men's 200m crown in a time of 20.66 ahead of Darragh McConville (21.41) and Adam Murphy (21.51). David Kenny claimed victory in the men's 10,000m walk in a time of 39:39.93 and the women's 5,000m walk went to Kate Veale, who crossed in 23:46.46 for her 10th national title at that distance. Abbie Sheridan took the women's 3,000m steeplechase title, while Eric Favours (men's shot), Niamh Fogarty (women's shot) and Conor Cusack (javelin) one the field events up for grabs. Aoife O'Sullivan won the women's high jump and Conor Penney took the honours in the men's event, while Daphni Doulaptsi Teeuwen beat Sarah Buggy to the women's triple jump title. Sarah Healy underlined her hot favourite tag by dominating the women's 800m heats ahead of Sunday's final, while Mark English and Cian McPhillips cruised through the heats too to set up a big showdown in the men's 800m final. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
Irish Examiner
01-08-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Domestic rivalries to ignite at this weekends National Senior Championships
With just six weeks left until the World Championships in Tokyo, this is the time of the season when Ireland's best athletes will be keen to hit full stride. But before they take on the world's best, it's time to reignite some domestic rivalries, with several mouthwatering clashes in store at this weekend's National Senior Championships in Santry. Chief among them is the men's 800m, where Mark English could face the biggest challenge of his career in this setting. The 32-year-old has entered the 400m and 800m and if he lines up for the latter event, he will square off with Cian McPhillips, the 23-year-old Longford native who, after a decorated underage career, is now flourishing as a senior. McPhillips, the 2021 European U20 1500m champion, smashed his personal best to clock 1:44.19 and win at the Morton Games recently, going second on the Irish all-time list behind the 1:43.92 English ran in June. English has won eight Irish senior outdoor titles at 800m, and nine indoors, while McPhillips – whose early senior career was hampered by injury – has never won the national outdoor title and has one senior indoor title from 2024. The men's 100m will throw up an intriguing duel between Irish record holder Israel Olatunde and Bori Akinola, who ran the fastest all-conditions 100m by an Irishman in June, clocking 10.10 with a 2.9m/s tailwind. Olatunde, who ran the national record of 10.12 last year, has won this title for the last four years and has a season's best of 10.23, while Akinola's wind-legal best this year is 10.25. There should be very little between them. Multi-event star Kate O'Connor has entered the javelin, shot put and long jump, fresh off her victory at the World University Games, while fellow Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley has entries in the 200m and 400m, with longtime relay teammates Phil Healy and Sophie Becker both focused on the 400m. Sarah Lavin will look to win her 10th national title in the 100m hurdles and should prove untouchable in that on Sunday, while on Saturday she's likely to also race the 200m. The in-form Sarah Healy will drop down to 800m, where she's the defending champion, and if Sophie O'Sullivan chooses that over the 1500m, it should be another riveting duel between the duo who went 1-2 over 1500m at the European U23 Championships two years ago, although Emerald's Jenna Bromell will also have a huge say. 'I've raced so many 1500's this year and it's very rare I get a chance to run an 800,' said Healy. 'It will probably be a good quality field and it's just a good chance for me to challenge myself in a different way. Normally, running an 800 brings me on a lot in the 1500 so that was my thought process.' Recent European U23 medallists Nicola Tuthill (hammer), Anika Thompson (5000m), Eimear Maher (1500m) and Nick Griggs (1500m) will all be in action, while the men's 1500m is shaping up as a cracker. If Andrew Coscoran and Cathal Doyle, the two quickest Irishmen in history, both toe the line, fans will get a rematch of their thrilling duel at last month's Morton Games where Coscoran edged victory. Griggs, Shane Bracken and Darragh McElhinney should also be in the medal hunt. Both days of action will be streamed on the Athletics Ireland YouTube Channel, with live coverage on RTÉ Two from 5-7.30pm on Sunday. Day tickets cost €15 with a special two-day ticket available for €25, while U-16s go free.
