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The 42
6 hours ago
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- The 42
Rising star and U20 gold medalist Kelly to follow Adeleke's steps in going to University of Texas
IRELAND'S LATEST RISING star in athletics, Conor Kelly, has confirmed he will follow in Rhasidat Adeleke's footsteps by attending the University of Texas. Kelly collected his 400m gold medal at the European U20 championships today, having stormed to victory in yesterday's race, clocking a new U20 national record of 45.83 seconds while he was at it. Speaking today to Athletics Ireland after stepping off the podium, Kelly said, 'I couldn't stop smiling, it was incredible. I was probably up a little later than I should've been. I woke up a little late, not much sleep…This is the last week before I go to Texas (for college) so I better get a good goodbye in.' Advertisement Kelly raced alongside Adeleke in the mixed 4x400m at the world relay championships in May. Today marked the final day of the championships in Tampere, Finland, with Sean Cronin (1500m) and the Irish women's 4x100m relay team finishing eighth in their respective finals. Racing in a stacked, tactical 1500m final. Clonliffe Harriers clubman Cronin dug deep down the home straight to cross the line in 3:50.80. 'I'm really proud of how I ran that race. I think I got as much out of it as I could have,' he told Athletics Ireland. 'I'm delighted with the progression I've made this season, I think I've really stepped up. I've not just trained harder; I've trained smarter and done all the little things right in between.' An hour earlier, the Women's 4x100m relay team of Fatima Amusan (Leevale AC), Molly Daly (Kilkenny City Harriers), Leila Colfer (St Laurence O'Toole AC) and Precious Akpe-Moses (Blackrock AC) clocked a time of 45.17 seconds in finishing eighth in their relay final, which was faster than their heat time. Akpe-Moses – who was racing at these championships for the eighth time, having made the finals of both the 100m and 200m – reflected on her performance and that of the team with pride. 'It's been a long championship,' she said. 'We made it to the final, did what we could do, and we're satisfied.' After a long two days of competition, Enya Silkena (Ratoath AC) finished 17th in the Women's Heptathlon with 4693 points. Silkena was in action in the Long Jump (5.63m), Javelin Throw (39.48m) and 800m (2:30.19) today. Seamus Clarke (Moy Valley AC) was unable to finish the final of the Men's 10,000m Race Walk due to injury.
The Irish Sun
03-08-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Cathal Doyle lands thrilling 1500m gold as stars shine at Irish Championships in Santry
Cathal Doyle delivered a brilliant finish to win a stacked 1500m final at the Irish Athletics Championships, while Sarah Lavin and Mark English celebrated their 10th national titles STAR POWER Cathal Doyle lands thrilling 1500m gold as stars shine at Irish Championships in Santry CATHAL DOYLE reigned supreme in the men's 1500m at the Irish Championships in Santry yesterday. The Clonliffe Harriers ace saw off a top-class field that included Andrew Coscoran and Nick Griggs Advertisement 3 Cathal Doyle of Clonliffe Harriers AC after winning the senior men's 1500m Irish national 3 Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC, Limerick won the 100m hurdles final at Morton Stadium in Dublin 3 Senior women's 400m champion Sophie Becker of Raheny Shamrock AC with her medal during day two of the 153rd National Track & Field Senior Championships at Morton Stadium And there was also joy for Sarah Lavin who claimed the spoils in the women's 100m hurdles showpiece. Mark English claimed gold in the men's 800m at Morton Stadium. But the race of the day was the men's 1500m — and it did not disappoint the masses. Coscoran, Griggs, Darragh McElhinney, Callum Morgan, and Shane Bracken all in contention with Doyle. But the Clonliffe man made the decisive move with 200m to go and he never relinquished the lead as he held off Coscoran in a time of 3:53.60. Advertisement Coscoran clocked 3:53.84, while Griggs was just behind them in 3:53.80. Lavin also impressed in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.92 to claim her TENTH national title. She saw off silver medallist Molly Scott in 13.61 as Sarah Quinn claimed bronze in 13.84. But Limerick sprinter Lavin was not the only one to claim a tenth title in Santry — as Mark English joined her. Advertisement The Donegal man crossed the line in the 800m decider with a time 1:48.76 after biding his time to rush home. Ian McPhillips pushed him closest but had to settle for second in 1:49.26, with Andrew Thompson claiming bronze with 1:49.93. Tragic Losses in Bodybuilding: Remembering Lorena Blanco and Other Fallen Athletes And English said: 'I felt great. I was a little bit nervous coming into the race because there's a bunch of guys that train together so I knew it was going to be a difficult race but I had a plan and I executed it.' Elsewhere, Sophie Becker won the women's 400m. Advertisement The Raheny woman crossed the line in 52.87 to make it three national titles in the last four years. Rachel McCann and Cliodhna Manning followed in 53.19 and 53.99 respectively. While Coscoran did not claim glory in the 1500m, he did at least take gold in the 5000m. The Star of the Sea AC star out-kicked defending champ Brian Fay to win in a time of 13:34.14. Fay clocked 13:34.92. Advertisement Leevale's Niamh Allen won the women's 5000m in 15:35.90 and was followed home by clubmate Anika Thompson who set the pace for much of the race, ultimately crossing in 15:40.56. Fiona Everard of Bandon AC completed the Cork 1-2-3 in 16:04.36. Bori Akinola claimed his first national senior 100m title in style, clocking 10.29 to add to his indoor 60m crown from earlier this season. Ciara Neville won the women's 100m to secure her first outdoor sprint title since 2019 — clocking 11.44. Advertisement Jack Raftery clocked a winning time of 45.71 in the men's 400m. Alex O'Neill claimed her first national senior title in a thrilling women's 800m final, crossing the line in 2:04.53. Laura Nicholson won the women's 1500m race in 4:13.32. Adam Nolan powered to victory in the men's 110m hurdles, claiming his first senior title with a time of 14.24. Cara Murphy won her first 400m hurdles title in 59.85. Advertisement Niall Carney broke through to claim his first senior 400m hurdles title, coming on the back of Thomas Barr's era of dominance that saw him win 12 of the last 14 runnings. Carney crossed for gold in 54.87. Reece Ademola became just the second Irish athlete to post a leap of eight meters or longer in the men's long jump. The Cork athlete produced a huge attempt to reach eight metres. Nicola Tuthill continued to shine by securing her fourth senior outdoor title in the women's hammer throw with an Under-23 record. The UCD athlete saw three throws go out over the 70m mark, with her best and last attempt of 71.75m breaking her own record. Advertisement Niamh Fogarty added the discus title to her shot put victory. Matthew Callinan Keenan won the men's Pole Vault, claiming his third outdoor title in just four years with a winning height of 4.80m. Sean Mockler won the men's hammer with a best throw of 65.62m. Lauren Callaghan soared to her first senior outdoor title in the women's long jump, landing a winning leap of 6.24m in doing so.
Irish Independent
16-06-2025
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- Irish Independent
Drogheda and District athletes excel at Boyne 5K
The very best of sportsmanship was everywhere to be seen at the packed race that started on the road just outside St Oliver Plunket National School on Ballymakenny Road. We had the good fortune of a pause in the torrential rain as a very large field gathered- just under 600 entries for the race, young and old, tall and small, so many smiles and every single runner, some with poker faces, some who's faces would only betray a thousand words of agony, but every single runner a champion! The course was well liked and the organisers really went to town making it a terrific evening for all. Leading the charge were the trio of Tadhg Donnelly who's just back from New York, Colin Dyas, who's been in fantastic form this year, and Paul Smith who's always up for a challenge. And that's just what the competitors got in this out and back course on the gentle rolling hills near the new Northern Cross route. Tadhg, who won last year's event, albeit on a slightly different course, did have some reasonably good competition from Clonliffe Harriers man Ian Guidan but in the end he was well able for him finishing over half a minute ahead in 14:37, setting a new course record as well as being crowned champion of the race. Paul Smith motored well also to finish in a solid 16:12 and took the over 40's category prize. Colin Dyas ran well finishing in 16:38. Meanwhile both Paul Kierans and Aedan Prone ran out of their skin for Personal Best times and they were separated by just four seconds. Thomas Breen deserves special mention for an outstanding performance finishing the Boyne 5k race in a speedy 19:26. The Drogheda men took first place in the team honours too. Meanwhile Drogheda ladies were not to be outdone with a superb run from Eimear Knowles who was fifth lady at the race completing the course in 20:37. Andrea McArdle ran very well showing that the consistent training is paying off for her. She finished the race in 21:56 and with Eimear Marron and Helen Dillon just behind, the ladies also took first team. Young Cian Bolton clearly had great fun and showed that he's a tidy runner too, finishing in 21:09 - terrific running. What made the evening all the more memorable were seeing those that for one reason or another were missing from the races in recent times. Paul Reilly was much pleased with his first race since the same event last year, and although two minutes slower he will continue to improve throughout the season. Stephen Duggan and Sean Toner also both ran very impressively. Then there were those that can be seen training every week and this was their moment to shine. Tony Hartwick ran the 5k in just over 35 minutes, Margo Duffy and Bridie Floyd completed the race in just over 40 minutes, wonderful running by wonderful people. Leinster Juvenile Championships Young athletes from Drogheda & District AC delivered standout performances at the Leinster Juveniles U12–U19 Track & Field Championships held in Tullamore last weekend. In the Girls U17 100m, Ruby Berrill ran a strong race in Heat 1, placing fifth with a time of 14.55 seconds. Ruby's day didn't end there - she later helped the Louth relay team claim silver in the U17 Girls 4x100m, showcasing both individual talent and teamwork. Michael Iloduba put in an impressive performance in the Boys U16 100m, clocking 12.74 seconds to take third in his heat. He went on to compete in a highly competitive final, finishing seventh with a time of 13.01 seconds—a strong showing at provincial level. In the Girls U15 300m, Bonnie Breach placed sixth in Heat 2, finishing in 47.37 seconds, while Hannah Cunningham held her own in the Girls U14 1500m, securing eleventh place with a time of 5:24.47. Relay events brought further success. In the Girls U15 4x100m, Bonnie Breach helped power the Louth team to a bronze medal, rounding off a rewarding day on the track. The Boys U19 Louth relay team also saw double club representation, with James Traynor and Cormac Russell contributing to a silver-medal performance in the 4x100m.
Irish Independent
25-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
Athletics wrap: Efrem Gidey and Mark English claim big wins as Sharlene Mawdsley impresses
The 24-year-old made his decisive move with just over 600m to run and came home clear of his rivals, clocking 27:40:47. Silver went to Valentin Gondouin of France in 27:41.95, who edged Gidey to a bronze medal at the recent European Running Championships in Belgium, with France's Felix Bour third in 27:42:00. Gidey was born in Eritrea but fled the war-torn country in 2016, spending several months at a refugee camp in Calais before arriving in Ireland in March 2017, where he was soon linked up with Clonliffe Harriers, where coaches Joe Cooper and Peter McDermott developed his talent. He made his international debut for Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships in 2019, winning bronze in the U-20 race behind Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Since committing to full-time running over the past year, he has made considerable progress, breaking the Irish records at 10km and the half marathon on the road and over 10,000m on the track, clocking 27:26.95 in California in March. He is targeting the World Championships in Tokyo later this year but was narrowly outside the 27-man qualification quota prior to Saturday's race. Elsewhere, Mark English produced a hugely impressive win at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the five-time European medallist unleashing a devastating kick to win over 800m in 1:44.75, close to his Irish record of 1:44.53. 'I'm really happy with that, I felt really good on that last lap and it's a credit to the work I put in, that my coach put in,' said English, who's been training under Australian coach Justin Rinaldi this year. 'I'm really happy I was that strong for the last 200 metres as you need that strength at the world level. I'm just off a stint of altitude training and it reassures me that that training works, and it also reassures me my training group has been really beneficial.' Andrew Coscoran ran a personal best over 5000m at the same meeting of 13:11.05, which will move him inside the qualification cut-off for the World Championships, with Coscoran eyeing a double in Tokyo over 1500m and 5000m. Sharlene Mawdsley was in action in Zagreb and the Tipperary sprinter turned in a hugely impressive run, finishing second over 400m in 51.14 to take a big step forward from her run in Savona earlier in the week. Ava O'Connor won a silver medal in the 5000m at the NCAA Division IÍ Championships in Colorado, adding to her gold in the 3000m steeplechase, while there was a horde of Irish athletes in action at the IFAM meeting in Brussels on Saturday. The most impressive run came from Conor Kelly, the 17-year-old smashing Chris O'Donnell's Irish U-20 400m record of 46.54 and clocking 46.18 despite the wet conditions. Darragh McElhinney was the quickest of the Irish men in the 5000m, clocking 13:26.48, while Róisín Flanagan clocked a Northern Irish record in the women's 500m of 15:22.00, with Íde Nic Dhomhnaill also impressing with a PB of 15:36.68. Sophie Becker opened her individual season with a 51.69-second clocking for 400m. Nicola Tuthill finished fourth in the hammer throw in Halle, Germany, throwing a best of 69.68m. Meanwhile, Sarah Healy and Cathal Doyle will be in action at the Rabat Diamond League in Morocco this evening, with Doyle making his debut at this level in the 1500m at 7.54pm and Healy racing a strong field over 3000m at 8.07pm.
Irish Times
24-05-2025
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- Irish Times
Ireland's Efrem Gidey triumphs in European 10,000m Cup
Efrem Gidey became the first Irish athlete to triumph at the European 10,000m Cup in winning the senior men's race on the track in Pacé, France on Saturday night. Coming just over a month after placing fourth over the half marathon at the Brussels-Leuven 2025 European Running Championships, it was another excellent result for the 24-year-old, winning in 27:40.47. Second place went to Valentin Gondouin, who pipped Gidey to bronze at Brussels-Leuven, the French athlete outsprinting his international team-mate Felix Bour as they took silver and bronze in 27:41.95 and 27:42:00 respectively. That burst in the last 600 metres! 🔥 Efrem Gidey 🇮🇪 makes history by becoming the first Irish winner of a European 10,000m Cup title! 🏆 Individual gold in Pacé in 27:40.47! ⏱️ — European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) Gidey, already the joint Irish half marathon record holder with his 60:51 time last September, had already broken the Irish 10,000m record on the track last month. READ MORE The Clonliffe Harriers runner was clearly delighted with his performance, having also finished sixth in the 10,000m at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, and also winning bronze in the under-20 race at the European Cross-Country in 2019. Gidey, who arrived in Ireland as a refugee from Eritrea in 2016 and gained Irish citizenship in 2019, is unquestionably in the form the form of his life. He is now benefiting from training full-time, still based largely in Dublin while under the guidance of London-based coach Andy Hobdell.
