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The 42
4 hours ago
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- The 42
Mark English smashes his own 800m Irish record in Budapest
MARK ENGLISH HAS smashed his own Irish record over 800m with a superb run at the Gyulai István Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet, in Budapest today. The Donegal man ran 1:43.37 to finish second to Kenya's Laban Kipkorir Chepkwony, who won in a time of 1:42.96. He's done it again!!! 🤯🔥 Mark English (Finn Valley AC) obliterates his own Irish record over 800m clocking 1:43.37 to finish second at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Budapest 🙌 *Record subject to ratification #IrishAthletics — Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) August 12, 2025 Advertisement English's run is over half a second faster than his previous record of 1:43.92, which he set in June. That result saw English, 32, become the first Irishman to run the 800m under 1:44. English, who switched coach to Justin Rinaldi of the Fast 8 Track Club following the Paris Olympics, has now clocked all of his six fastest ever times this year. Today's result in Budapest is subject to ratification. Meanwhile, Darragh McElhinney of Bantry AC clocked a PB of 7:35.16 to finish seventh in the men's 3000m. The result moved the Cork man to fifth on the Irish all-time list.
Irish Times
6 days ago
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- Irish Times
Top-ranked 400m runner Conor Kelly leads Irish medal hopes at European Under-20 championships
Conor Kelly and Cormac Dixon will be looking to maintain the Irish athletics medals rush of recent weeks when the European Under-20 Championships get under way in Tampere, Finland on Thursday morning. It is 50 years since John Treacy claimed Ireland's first medal in these championships, winning silver 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 . At the last edition of these championships, two years ago in Jerusalem, Elizabeth Ndudi won gold in the long jump and Nick Griggs won silver in the 3,000m. There are similarly high expectations for the team of 38 athletes in Tampere. Kelly is the top-ranked Under-20 European in the 400m this season, his 45.85 clocked at the Morton Games last month the only sub-46-second entry. The Finn Valley AC athlete only turned 18 last month, but has considerable experience, winning his first Irish senior title indoors earlier this year. READ MORE Dixon is the top-ranked athlete in the 3,000m, running 7:56.59 indoors in the US earlier this season, where the Tallaght AC athlete is on a running scholarship at Providence College, the same alma mater as Treacy. Precious Akpe-Moses wins the 100m at the National Championships in Tullamore, Co Offaly, last month. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Precious Akpe-Moses from Blackrock AC is the top-ranked Irish athlete in the women's 100m and 200m. She is hoping to emulate her older sister Gina, who won the European Under-20 100m title in 2017. The Irish men's 4x400m team are also the top-ranked team in Europe this year. They can draw on individual qualifiers Kelly, Seán Doggett (Athenry AC) and Alex Cullen (Kilkenny City Harriers), along with David Davitt (Clonliffe Harriers), Andrew Hayes (Dundrum South Dublin AC) and Christopher Lynch (Clonliffe Harriers). [ Athletics Nick Griggs: 'It very quickly went from a running injury to a serious medical illness' Opens in new window ] In the field events, 2024 European Under-18 medallist Cian Crampton (Edenderry AC) competes in the discus, after throwing a national Under-20 record of 58.32m at the start of June. Tampere has played host to Irish success before. In 2018 it was the venue when the Irish women's 4x100m relay team of Adeleke, Molly Scott, Ciara Neville, Gina Akpe-Moses and Patience Jumbo-Gula won the silver medal in the World Under-20 Championships. Enya Silkena (Ratoath AC) will have been inspired by the success of Kate O'Connor in the heptathlon in recent times, achieving a personal best to qualify for the championships. Pia Langton (Kilkenny City Harriers) and Saoirse Fitzgerald (Lucan Harriers) will both race the 800m, with Gemma Galvin (Ennis Track AC), who made the national senior 800m final last weekend, opting to focus on the women's 1,500m. The men's 400m heats are part of the opening session on Thursday morning. Irish tea m Men Dubem Amah (Tallaght AC) 200m & 4x100m; Conor Kelly (Finn Valley AC) 400m & 4x400m; Seán Doggett (Athenry AC) 400m & 4x400m; Alex Cullen (Kilkenny City Harriers) 400m & 4x400m; Ethan Dewhirst (Tir Chonaill AC) 400mH & 4x400m; Oisín Lynch (Killarney Valley AC) 800m; Seán Cronin (Clonliffe Harriers) 1,500m; Frank Buchanan (St Michael's, Enniskillen) 1,500m; Cormac Dixon (Tallaght AC) 3,000m & 5,000m; Cillian Gleeson (Celbridge AC) 3,000m & 5,000m; Séamus Clarke (Moy Valley AC) 10km walk; Cian Crampton (Edenderry AC) Discus; Theo Hanlon (Suncroft AC) Shot Put; Jesse Osas (Ratoath AC) 4x100m; Luke Timlin (Crusaders AC) 4x100m; Joe Burke (Templemore AC) 4x100m; Ben Sykes (Orangegrove AC) 4x100m; Cillian Doherty (Crusaders AC) 4x100m non-travelling reserve; David Davitt (Clonliffe Harriers) 4x400m; Andrew Hayes (Dundrum South Dublin AC) 4x400m; Christopher Lynch (Clonliffe Harriers) 4x400m. Women Precious Akpe-Moses (Blackrock AC, Louth) 100m, 200m & 4x100m; Gemma Galvin (Ennis Track AC) 800m & 1500m; Pia Langton (Kilkenny City Harriers) 800m; Saoirse Fitzgerald (Lucan Harriers) 800m & 4x400m; Dearbhla Allen (St Peter's AC) 3,000m SC; Caoimhe Flannery (Skibbereen AC) 3,000m SC; Enya Silkena (Ratoath AC) Heptathlon; Destiny Lawal (Dooneen AC) 4x100m; Molly Daly (Kilkenny City Harriers) 4x100m; Leila Colfer (St Laurence O'Toole AC) 4x100m; Fatima Amusan (Leevale AC) 4x100m; Uche Disu (Tallaght AC) 4x100m non-travelling reserve; Erin Friel (Letterkenny AC) 4x400m; Daisy Walker (Monaghan Phoenix AC) 4x400m; Maria Zakharenko (Kilcoole AC) 4x400m; Róisín Murray (Bray Runners AC) 4x400m; Emer Brennan (Clonmel AC) 4x400m non-travelling reserve.
The 42
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Nick Griggs wins silver at European U23 Championships
NICK GRIGGS HAS won another medal for Ireland at the European U23 Championships in Norway. The Tyrone 20-year-old secured silver in the 5000m in a time of 13:45.80. Netherlands' Niels Laros stormed to victory in 13:44.74. Advertisement It's Griggs' latest achievement as he continues a stunning underage career. The Candour Track Club star won U23 silver at the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey last December, adding to his U20 bronze from the previous edition. He also set the all-time record for Parkrun last year, having also had some memorable days on the track. Griggs' Candour training partner, Callum Morgan, finished 10th in 13:53.18, while Abdel Laadjel withdrew before the start of the race. It's silver for Nick! 🥈 Nick Griggs (Candour Track Club) wins silver in the Men's 5000m at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway 🤩 ⏱️ 13:45.80 WOW 🤯#IrishAthletics #Bergen2025 @Ask123ie — Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 19, 2025 Last night, Anika Thompson and Nicola Tuthill made history for Ireland as they medalled in Bergen. Thompson took gold in the women's 10000m final, becoming just the second ever Irish athlete to top the podium at the championships, while Tuthill claimed a maiden field success for her country, winning the hammer throw.
The Journal
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Journal
Sarah Lavin stars in 100m hurdles as Ireland finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships
The 42 SARAH LAVIN STARRED as Team Ireland finished fifth in Division 2 of the European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia. Ireland narrowly missed out on promotion to the top tier of the continental competition, where the 43-strong team were in contention right up to the final few events. Lavin stormed to victory in the 100m hurdles in 12.82 seconds yesterday afternoon. 'To get maximum points for the team was the priority,' the Limerick native said after securing Ireland's only win of the weekend. 'I knew it wasn't going to be an easy ask. I think I was about number three on season's best. 'It's 11 weeks today to Tokyo Round One [World Athletics Championships], of course that's the big one this year, but any opportunity you can take to put on your country's singlet, you want to represent it to the max of your capabilities.' 🗣️ 'To get maximum points for the team was the priority, I knew it wasn't going to be an easy ask.' We speak to Sarah Lavin after her victory in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the European Team Championships! 🙌 #IrishAthletics #Maribor2025 #ETCH2025 — Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 29, 2025 Cian McPhillips and Nicola Tuthill were other strong performers, third in the men's 800m (1:46.37) and women's hammer throw (70.50m) respectively. The mixed 4x400m relay team of Jack Raftery, Cliodhna Manning, Callum Baird and Sharlene Mawdsley finished second in their heat, and fourth overall, clocking a time of 3:14.81. Mawdsley excelled on the anchor leg, chasing down Olympic finalist Henriette Jæger of Norway. 'The lactic I have in my legs right now is something I've never experienced before,' she reflected. 'I'm proud of that, it was a good weekend for me. Please God in two years' time we'll be going up to the first division.' Ireland finished on 349 points behind champions Belgium (451.5), Slovenia (402.5), Norway (400) and Türkiye (382). European Athletics Team Championships – Day Two – Results Summary Nicola Tuthill – Women's Hammer Throw – 3 rd (70.50m) Advertisement Saragh Buggy – Women's Triple Jump – 10 th (12.96m) Conor Callinan – Men's Pole Vault – 12 th (4.90m PB) Eoin Sheridan – Men's Discus Throw – 14 th (50.15m) Adam Nolan – Men's 110m Hurdles – DQ Niamh Fogarty – Women's Shot Put – 7 th (14.29m PB) Sarah Lavin – Women's 100m Hurdles – 1 st (12.82, 0.0m/s) Laura Nicholson – Women's 1500m – 4 th (4:20.48) Cian McPhillips – Men's 800m – 3 rd (1:46.37) Aoife O'Sullivan – Women's High Jump – 14 th (1.74m) Lauren Roy – Women's 200m – 5 th (23.32, +0.7m/s) Michael Alajiki – Men's Triple Jump – 13 th (14.76m) Marcus Lawler – Men's 200m – 6 th (20.81, +0.9m/s) Conor Cusack – Men's Javelin Throw – 8 th (72.43m) Roisin Flanagan – Women's 5000m – 6 th (16:04.21) Finley Daly – Men's 3000m Steeplechase – 4 th (8:51.89) Mixed 4x400m Relay – 4 th (3:14.81) 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 .
Extra.ie
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Sharlene Mawdsley says late father is 'looking down on me' as she returns to track
Sharlene Mawdsley has paid tribute to her late father, revealing 'I know he is looking down on me,' after she returned to the race track this weekend. The Olympian's father, Thomas 'Tucker' Mawdsley died on Tuesday, June 3, with Sharlene taking to social media to confirm the devastating news. Last week, the 26-year-old announced her 'last minute' return to the track, as she got set for the European Team Championships. Sharlene Mawdsley has paid tribute to her late father, revealing 'I know he is looking down on me,' after she returned to the race track this weekend. Pic: X/ Athletics Ireland Sharing a picture of herself in her Irish kit, Sharlene shared: 'A last minute decision but I'm stepping into the Irish kit again this weekend for the European team championships.' The championships took place in Slovenia with Sharlene not only placing third in the Women's 400m but clocking a season best time at the same time. Speaking after her spectacular return to the track, the Tipperary native admitted she had to get back racing eventually or her father 'would probably haunt me.' 🗣️ 'A season's best is great…I'm looking forward to cheering on the rest of the team now.' Hear from Sharlene Mawdsley after she clocked a season's best of 50.93 to finish third in the Women's 400m at the European Team Championships 🤩#IrishAthletics #Maribor2025 #ETCH2025 — Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 28, 2025 She said: 'I wasn't doing Team Championships. The lane then became available and I thought maybe that's a sign.' The runner added that getting a season's best was a 'nice boost' for the rest of the season. 'Now I know he is looking down on me,' she said of her father. She said: 'He got me through that race so I'm sure it is going to be an upward trajectory for the rest of the season.' Confirming the death of her father earlier in the month, Sharlene took to social media, writing: 'I am devastated to say that my Dad has passed away. I have no words right now to truly capture how I feel. I will forever love and miss him so much. 'I would like to thank everyone who has been so kind and supportive at this time, from the emergency services to our great neighbours and wider community, and so many friends.'
