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The Irish Sun
5 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's ‘lil trip abroad' as she dazzles with season's-best time at big money USA track meet
SHARLENE Mawdsley posted a season's-best time while racing at the latest Grand Slam Track event over the weekend. The third instalment of Michael Johnson's brainchild to create more big-money meets was held in Philadelphia on the east coast of the United States. 8 The Tipperary woman was delighted with her performance across Saturday and Sunday Credit: @sharlenem1 8 She'd charted her 'lil trip abroad' on Instagram from its outset at Dublin Airport Credit: @sharlenem1 8 She shared a sneak peek from her accommodation in The City of Brotherly Love Credit: @sharlenem1 8 She squeezed in a FaceTime call with her precious dog Lola Credit: @sharlenem1 Its intention is to get more events where the best athletes take each other on since it's become the norm for individuals to tailor their schedules and skip typical meets as a result. The selling point is naturally increased prize money with Mawdsley enjoying a profitable weekend. On Sunday she banked $15,000 for placing sixth in the long sprints category with Olympic 400m gold medallist Marileidy Paulino coming out on top. In addition to that showing, which included a season's-best time of 23.24 in the 200m, she also ran well on the Saturday. Read More On Irish Sport The 26-year-old wound up in fifth place in the 400m. Again, she clocked a season's-best time in that race at 51.12. Her earnings were almost matched by Dubliner Andrew Coscoran who will fly home $12,500 richer on the back of coming fourth in the 3000m. At the previous Grand Slam Track event in Miami he'd actually secured a whopping $50,000 for finishing second in the long-distance section. However, prize money was slashed this time around for him and direct competitors as the 5000m race was dropped from the schedule due to this Philadelphia outing being trimmed from three days to two. Most read in Athletics Elsewhere in Irish athletics, it was also a noteworthy weekend for Mark English. The 32-year-old broke his own Irish 800m record with a fine victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz. Sharlene Mawdsley shows off makeup before Zagreb race The Donegal runner powered down the home straight in Poland to clock a winning time of 1:44.34, with his previous best of 1:44.53 set in Madrid last June. The five-time European medallist trails only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time major championships medal table. English's victory was no surprise to his followers after a hugely impressive win at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles last weekend. In that race he had posted a 1:44.75 time that pointed towards a big run in Bydgoszcz. 8 Kingston, Jamaica and Los Angeles, California have hosted the year's other Slams Credit: @sharlenem1 8 A glimpse at the kind of meals elite sprinters use to fuel themselves on race days Credit: @sharlenem1 8 Andrew Coscoran also ran well at the historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Credit: Getty 8 While Mark English broke his own national record in Poland
The Irish Sun
04-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Ireland's Andrew Coscoran storms to biggest win of his career in Miami as Rhasidat Adeleke impresses in Diamond League
IRELAND'S Andrew Coscoran stormed to his biggest career victory in the 3000m at the Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami. The Balbriggan man won the race in 8:17.56, beating out American Grant Fisher and England's George Mills. Advertisement 1 Andrew Coscoran in action during the World Indoor Athletics Championships Credit: Sportsfile After a slow opening 2km, the 28-year-old was sitting in fifth at the bell, but then kicked for home and ran the last 200m in 25 seconds to outpace Fisher, who medalled twice at the Paris Olympics last year, and Mills. Coscoran said: 'I've been in a couple of neck-and-neck races where I've fallen over the line. 'When I was coming up to the line, I was like, 'Do I need to actually fall here to try and get this?' It was a bit neck and neck but with a couple of metres to go I was like 'I definitely have this'. 'My mindset is I can always maybe get it. First lap, I'm like, 'How do I win this?' Same with every other lap. I thought I definitely had it with about three or four metres to go. Advertisement Read More on Rhasidat Adeleke 'Before that, I was asking myself if I can win it and it was definite with four metres to go.' Coscoran will go in the 5000m later tonight and is line for the biggest prize pot of his career. His 3000m victory gained him 12 points in the long-distance category, with tonight's race to decide the final standings. The athlete with the most points will win $100,000. Second takes home $50,000 and third receives $30,000. Advertisement Most read in Athletics The three-day event in Florida marks the second Grand Slam Track meet of its first season. The circuit was created by four-time Olympic gold medallist Rhasidat Adeleke reflects on 'crazy moment' with pop icon Rihanna on Late Late Show Meanwhile, The Tallaght woman, 22, came home in 22.72. USA's Anavia Battle won in 22.38. Norway's Henriette Jaeger was third, clocking 22.86. Advertisement
RTÉ News
03-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Andrew Coscoran in mix for big victory at Miami Grand Slam Track meet
Andrew Coscoran is in the mix for a $100,000 pay day after winning the 3000m event at the Grand Slam Track meet on Friday in a time of 8:17.56, beating out American Grant Fisher and England's George Mills. There are four Grand Slams which take place over the course of the year: Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and LA. The circuit was created by four-times Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson and is a direct challenge to the Diamond League, long the standard-bearer for the sport worldwide. Each Grand Slam race has eight competitors - all selected by the Grand Slam Track Racing Committee. Competitors race in two events per Slam, with the athlete who has accumulated the highest points total across both events winning the top prize. If two people have the same amount of points, it would come down to who has the best overall cumulative time. Coscoran gained 12 points for his 3000m win, and will race again on Sunday night (9.44pm Irish time) in the 5000m knowing a top-two finish will guarantee him at least $50,000. If he comes first overall he pockets $100k, second nets $50k, with third place worth $30k.
Irish Examiner
03-05-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Andrew Coscoran claims thrilling win at Grand Slam Track in Miami
Andrew Coscoran recorded the biggest win of his career at the second edition of Grand Slam Track in Miami on Friday night, the Dubliner out-kicking a world-class field to take victory over 3000m in 8:17.56. After a dawdling pace through the opening two kilometres, Coscoran reached the bell in fifth place, but then unleashed a 54-second final lap, and a blazing 11.89-second final 100m, to hit the front a few metres from the finish, with USA's Grant Fisher, a double Olympic medallist in Paris, second in 8:17.60. Britain's George Mills, a recent European indoor silver medallist over 3000m, was third in 8:17.77. 'I've been in a couple of neck-and-neck races where I've fallen over the line,' said Coscoran. 'When I was just coming up to the line, I was like, 'Do I need to actually fall here to try and get this?' It was a bit neck and neck but with a couple of metres to go I was like 'I definitely have this.' 'My mindset is I can always maybe get it. First lap, I'm like, 'How do I win this?' Same with every other lap. I thought I definitely had it with about three or four metres to go. Before that, I was asking myself if I can win it and it was definite with four metres to go.' The win puts Coscoran in line for the biggest payday of his career on Sunday, when he will race the same athletes over 5000m. Grand Slam Track is the new professional series co-founded by US star Michael Johnson, with prize money that dwarfs that of the Diamond League. The series features four 'racers' in each category, who compete at every meet, and four 'challengers', with Coscoran receiving a call-up as the latter for the Miami event. The Irishman wins it! 🇮🇪 Andrew Coscoran outkicks Grant Fisher to take the 3000m.@GrandSlamTrack | 📺 Peacock — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) May 2, 2025 His win netted him 12 points in the long-distance category, where the 5000m will determine the final standings. The competitor with the highest points tally after that race will win $100,000, with second receiving $50,000 and third netting $30,000. If Coscoran finishes second to anyone besides Fisher in the 5000m, he will be the overall winner and if he finishes second to Fisher, the tie-break is decided based on their overall cumulative times for both races. Though he's best known for his exploits at shorter distances – Coscoran holds both the Irish mile and 1500m records – he is a dangerous competitor over 3000m and 5000m given his ample endurance. 'The thing is I've probably raced one 5K in the last five years,' he said. 'It was alright, it was 13:12, but these guys are well experienced in the 5K. I'm gonna hang in and try to make a move like I did today and maybe that's enough. We'll see.' He will race the 5000m at 9.44pm Irish time on Sunday, with live coverage on TNT Sports 2 from 8.30pm. Elsewhere, Rhasidat Adeleke and Brian Fay will be in action at the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League in China today, with Adeleke racing the 200m at 1.01pm Irish time and Fay in the 5000m at 12.26pm. There's live coverage on Virgin Media Two from 12pm.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Coscoran storms back late to win Grand Slam 3000m
Andrew Coscoran used some incredible closing speed to claim the 3000m in the Grand Slam Track Miami meet on Friday.
