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The 42
3 days ago
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- The 42
Ireland's Precious Akpe-Moses finishes 7th in 100m final
Updated at 19.32 IRELAND'S PRECIOUS Akpe-Moses has finished seventh in the 100m final at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. In Thursday's semi-final, the Blackrock AC sprinter set a new personal best time of 11.62 (+0.7m/s), but Akpe-Moses was unable to replicate that feat, producing a time of 11.79 this evening. Precious' older sister, Gina, previously won the title at the event in 2017. Earlier today, the 19-year-old also progressed in the Women's 200m, finishing third in her heat in 24.22 to qualify for tomorrow afternoon's semi-finals, which take place at 12.36pm Irish time. Tonight's 100m was won by 15-year-old prodigy Kelly Doualla of Italy in 11.21. Britain's Mabel Akande secured silver in 11.41, and Uliana Stepaniuk of Ukraine claimed bronze in 11.53. Earlier, Celbridge native Cillian Gleason finished 17th in the men's 5,000m final with a time of 14:37.99. Advertisement Ireland's Sean Doggett. Meanwhile, Sean Doggett's personal best and third fastest overall time of 46.52 saw him come second and reach tomorrow evening's final in the 400m, which takes place at 6.25pm. Fellow Irishman Conor Kelly will join Doggett in that race after winning his semi-final in 46.58 — the fourth fastest time overall. You can view the results in full here and you can follow how the Irish athletes competing this morning fared here. Irish in Action – Day Three – European Athletics U20 Championships Morning Session – Saturday August 9th Enya Silkena – Women's Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles – 08:15 (10:15) Enya Silkena – Women's Heptathlon – High Jump – 09:30 (11:30) Women's 4x400m Relay – Round One – 10:50 (12:50) Men's 4x400m Relay – Round One – 11:25 (13:25) Dubem Amah – Men's 200m – SF – 12:00 (14:00) Precious Akpe-Moses – Women's 200m – SF – 12:30 (14:30) Evening Session – Saturday August 9th Enya Silkena – Women's Heptathlon – Shot Put – 15:00 (17:00) Cian Crampton – Men's Discus Throw – Final – 15:15 (17:15) Precious Akpe-Moses – Women's 200m – Final – 15:35 (17:35) * Dubem Amah – Men's 200m – Final – 15:45 (17:45) * Dearbhla Allen – Women's 3000m Steeplechase – Final – 15:55 (17:55) Caoimhe Flannery – Women's 3000m Steeplechase – Final – 15:55 (17:55) Enya Silkena – Women's Heptathlon – 200m – 16:15 (18:15) Women's 4x100m Relay – Round One – 17:10 (19:10) Men's 4x100m Relay – Round One – 17:40 (19:40) Cormac Dixon – Men's 3000m – Final – 18:05 (20:05) Conor Kelly – Men's 400m – Final – 18:25 (20:25) Sean Doggett – Men's 400m – Final – 18:25 (20:25) *Subject to advancing
The Journal
3 days ago
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- The Journal
Akpe-Moses progresses in 200m ahead of her 100m final at European Athletics U20 Championships
The 42 PRECIOUS AKPE-MOSES has progressed in the Women's 200m at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere. Akpe-Moses, who competes in the 100m final this evening , finished third in her 200m heat this morning in 24.22. The Blackrock AC sprinter secured automatic qualification for tomorrow afternoon's semi-finals as a result. But her focus is on the 100m final this evening first, and following in the footsteps of sister Gina, who won the title in 2017. She ran a lifetime best of 11.62 (+0.7m/s) last night. Proud is an understatement 🥹🥹 — Gina Moses (@GinaAkpeMoses) August 7, 2025 Advertisement Dubem Amah (Tallaght AC) advanced in the men's 200m, finishing second in his heat in 21.62. Dearbhla Allen (St Peter's AC) and Caoimhe Flannery (Skibbereen AC) booked their spots in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase final after clocking personal bests in their respective heats. Allen, the first-ever athlete from her club to compete at these championships, finished sixth in her race in 10:27.16, and prevailed as one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers. Flannery did too, clocking 10:30.33 in the second heat. Seán Cronin (Clonliffe Harriers) progressed to the men's 1500m final, his eighth-placed finish and time of 3:47.13 in the heats securing a fastest non-automatic qualifying spot. Frank Buchanan (St Michael's Enniskillen) finished eighth in the second heat, but fell just short of qualification. Meanwhile, Theo Hanlon (Suncroft AC) threw 17.06m in the men't shot put final. He broke the 18-metre barrier for just the second time during the qualifiers. Written by Emma Duffy and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
The 42
4 days ago
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- The 42
Precious Akpe-Moses progresses in 200m at European Athletics U20 Championships
PRECIOUS AKPE-MOSES has progressed in the Women's 200m at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere. Akpe-Moses, who competes in the 100m final this evening, finished third in her 200m heat this morning in 24.22. The Blackrock AC sprinter secured automatic qualification for tomorrow afternoon's semi-finals as a result. Advertisement But her focus is on the 100m final this evening first, and following in the footsteps of sister Gina, who won the title in 2017. She ran a lifetime best of 11.62 (+0.7m/s) last night. Proud is an understatement 🥹🥹 — Gina Moses (@GinaAkpeMoses) August 7, 2025 Dubem Amah (Tallaght AC) advanced in the men's 200m, finishing second in his heat in 21.62. Dearbhla Allen (St Peter's AC) and Caoimhe Flannery (Skibbereen AC) booked their spots in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase final after clocking personal bests in their respective heats. Allen, the first-ever athlete from her club to compete at these championships, finished sixth in her race in 10:27.16, and prevailed as one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers. Flannery did too, clocking 10:30.33 in the second heat. Seán Cronin (Clonliffe Harriers) progressed to the men's 1500m final, his eighth-placed finish and time of 3:47.13 in the heats securing a fastest non-automatic qualifying spot. Frank Buchanan (St Michael's Enniskillen) finished eighth in the second heat, but fell just short of qualification. Meanwhile, Theo Hanlon (Suncroft AC) threw 17.06m in the men't shot put final. He broke the 18-metre barrier for just the second time during the qualifiers.
Irish Times
4 days ago
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- Irish Times
Precious Akpe-Moses storms into 100m final at European Under-20 Championships
The race is already on for the latest addition to the Irish athletics medal rush, Precious Akpe-Moses putting herself into contention by making the 100 metres final on day one of the European Under-20 Championships. Akpe-Moses stormed through her heat and semi-final during Thursday's opening sessions in Tampere, Finland improving her lifetime best to 11.62 seconds when nailing her automatic final spot by finishing second in her semi-final. The younger sister of Gina Apke-Moses , who won this 100m title at the European Under-20 100m title back in 2017, her semi-final time improved her previous best of 11.64 and she'll go into Friday's final ranked fourth fastest overall. Racing in the third of three semi-finals, Apke-Moses needed to make the top two to ensure qualification, and did exactly that – the athlete from Blackrock AC, in Louth, finishing second to Uliana Stepaniuk from Ukraine, who is still only 17, and who improved her best to 11.50 when winning. READ MORE Conor Kelly went into his 400m heat the top ranked under-20 in Europe, his 45.85 clocked at the Morton Games last month the only sub-46 second entry. The Finn Valley AC athlete, who turned 18 last month, qualified with ease, winning his heat in 46.94 seconds, clearly keeping plenty in reserve. Sean Doggett, from Athenry AC, also finished second in his heat in 47.59 to secure automatic qualification for Friday's semi-finals. Cormac Dixon is also the top-ranked athlete in the 3,000m, running 7:56.59 indoors in the US earlier this season, and the Tallaght AC athlete also cruised through, finishing fourth in his heat in 8:19.80 – that final set for Saturday's evening session. Cian Crampton, from Edenderry AC, ranked fourth overall with his best throws of 57.94m. Photograph: Maja Hitij/ Getty Images for European Athletics Cian Crampton, from Edenderry AC, made it safely through to Saturday's final of the discus, ranked fourth overall with his best throws of 57.94m to finish second in Group A. A big performance from Theo Hanlon (Suncroft AC) in the men's shot put qualifiers also landed him in the final, with a best of 18.00m. There were a couple of near misses, Gemma Galvin, from Ennis Track AC, flailing just short of making the 1,500m final after running 4:25.06 to finish seventh in her heat. She ended up ranked 13th overall, with the top 12 progressing. Oisin Lynch, from Killarney Valley AC, also missed out on a place in the 800m final, running 1:50.88 to finish fifth in his heat, while Ethan Dewhirst (Tir Chonaill AC) was disqualified for a false start in his 400m hurdles heat. In the 50 years since John Treacy claimed Ireland's first medal in these championships, winning bronze in the 5,000m in Athens in 1975, plenty of other successful names have followed in his footsteps, including Mark Carroll, Ciara Mageean, Sarah Lavin, Sarah Healy, Kate O'Connor and Rhasidat Adeleke. In the last month alone, Irish athletes have won 11 international medals, Kate O'Connor winning gold in the heptathlon at the World University Games , before Nicola Tuthill added silver in the hammer . Tuthill also won the silver medal at the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, one of four Irish athletes to win medals there, along with Anika Thompson (gold in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000), Nick Griggs (silver in the 5,000m) and Eimear Maher (bronze in the 1,500m). Heptathlete Kate O'Connor won gold in the heptathlon at the World University Games. Photograph: INPHO/ Morgan Treacy At the European Youth Olympics in Skopje, North Macedonia last month, another four Irish athletes won medals: Erin Friel and Ben Sykes won bronze in the 400m and 100m respectively, before Ellis McHugh and Joe Burke also won bronze in the 400m hurdles and 200m respectively. Elsewhere, Sarah Lavin was back in action days after winning her 10th Irish title in the 100m hurdles, and took another impressive win at the Serbia Athletics Meeting in Belgrade, which is part of World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze series, clocking 12.90 seconds.
Irish Independent
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Drogheda ACE athletes Nugent and Cooney shine at U23 and U20 National Championships
Athletics Ace AC's Maeve Reynolds in action at the Blackrock AC's beach races last Thursday. Danny Nugent marked a major milestone in his athletic career winning bronze in the 5000m at the U23 National Championships. Last weekend top athletes from across the country made their presence felt at the U23 and U20 National Championships, with standout performances from Ace AC's Danny Nugent and Eimear Cooney, both of whom secured national medals in their respective events. Danny marked a major milestone in his athletic career by winning his first ever national medal in the 5000m at the U23 National Championships. At 19 years old, he clinched a hard fought bronze medal in an impressive time of 14.47. This result is a testament to his discipline and consistent training. Due to his relatively young age, Nugent still has a few years left to compete in this category. Danny has been an Ace AC member since he was a young child and now also trains with the Dublin Track Club. He is a perfect example of how hard work and perseverance pay off. Meanwhile, Eimear continued to build on her impressive season securing another national medal, this time, a silver in the U20 1500m. Fresh off her success at the U19 National Championships, where she claimed silver in the 3k, Eimear showcased her versatility in the shorter distance. Competing against older athletes, 17 year old Eimear made her move with 250 meters to go, when she surged into the lead. In the final 50 meters she was overtaken for gold by a late push. Despite this, she finished comfortably in second, securing an impressive silver. Eimear's performance speaks volumes about her ability to compete at the highest level, even when faced with older athletes. In other results, U19 Shea O'Donnell competed in the U20 1500m, narrowly missing out on a national medal after finishing in an agonizing fourth place. The race was decided by just hundredths of a second, with Shea giving a strong performance in a sprint finish. Racing against older athletes, Shea showed tremendous promise and he will be hoping for an even better result next week, when he competes in his own age category at the All-Ireland finals. Additionally one of the club's most successful athletes over the past few years has been Neil Culhane. Neil faced a tough field in the U23 men's 800m. After qualifying for the final finishing second to Nick Griggs earlier in the day, he raced hard but ultimately finished outside the medal positions in the final. It was still a solid performance against some of the country's top middle distance runners. In other Ace AC news, some of the younger Ace AC athletes competed in very poor condition in the annual Blackrock beach Races last Thursday with some good performances. Medals were awarded to the top six in each race. In the U10 race, Cathryn Cumming was fourth in the girls race while Ruairi Cooney was sixth in the boys U12 race, while Hannah Black, Sophie Black, Finn Murphy, Maeve Reynolds, Aidan O'Connor, Muireann Chamass and Adam Cumming all competed well. Meanwhile Ace AC's Angela Kearney and daughter Maeve Nolan successfully completed the Achill half marathon over the weekend. Overall the future looks bright for Ace AC and we can expect even more success from these young stars in the seasons to come.
