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Irish Times
20-07-2025
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Eimear Maher and Anika Thompson add to successful Irish showing at European Under-23 Championships
Eimear Maher and Anika Thompson helped ensure a record medal tally for Ireland on the closing day of the European Under-23 Championships, winning bronze in the 1,500m and 5,000m respectively. Their additions brought Team Ireland's medal tally to five, Thompson already having won gold in the 10,000m on Friday, with both Nicola Tuthill (hammer) and Nick Griggs (5,000m) both earning silver. Maher, ranked seventh coming to Bergen, battled all the way to the line to snatch bronze in 4:09.54. The race was won by Turkey's Dilek Kocak in 4:08.79, Adele Gay of France took silver. 'I'm absolutely delighted right now,' said Maher. 'I knew after the Morton Games that I was in the shape of my life, and then I just had to keep it good and do what I did.' READ MORE Half an hour later, Thompson was in action in the 5,000m, claiming bronze in 15:56.80. 'It's the joy I have of the sport of running, whether I win or lose, the greatest thing is that I'm healthy and I get to do this, I have a big smile on my face,' said Thompson of Leevale AC in Cork. In the final event of the championships, Ireland's men's 4x400m team of Andrew Egan, Callum Baird, Joe Doody and David Mannion finished in fifth place in a new national Under-23 record of 3:06.31. The race was won by Spain in a new championship record of 3:02.02.
Irish Times
18-07-2025
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- Irish Times
Anika Thompson and Nicola Tuthill medal for Ireland at European Under-23 Championships
Anika Thompson and Nicola Tuthill made it an evening to remember for Irish athletes at the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, winning gold and silver in the 10,000m and hammer respectively. Thompson, from the Leevale club in Cork, became Ireland's second European Under-23 gold medallist following Sophie O'Sullivan's 1,500m win in 2023, winning the 10,000m in an Irish Under-23 record of 32:31.47. Kira Weis from Germany was second in 32:36.47, but was no match for Thompson in the last lap burn up. Then came Tuthill in the hammer to make it a Cork medal double, as the 21-year-old from Bandon threw a best of 70.90m to win silver, the gold medal there going to Aileen Kuhn from Germany with her best of 72.53m. READ MORE Tuthill had thrown 71.33m in qualifying, just couldn't quite reproduce that form. Together they claim just the 12th and 13th medals for Ireland at European Under-23 level.
