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2 days ago
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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
3 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.
