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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Andrew Coscoran and Sharlene Mawdsley turn in strong performances at Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia
Andrew Coscoran and Sharlene Mawdsley turned in strong performances at the third edition of Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia on Sunday evening, with Coscoran finishing fourth in the 3000m in 8:02.17 and Mawdsley finishing seventh over 200m in 23.24, leaving her with a sixth-place finish overall in the long sprints category. In a slow race in the men's 3000m, where 2000m was reached in just 5:40, the gears began to shift on the penultimate lap and Coscoran positioned himself perfectly, poised to strike, but simply didn't have the gears down the home straight to match the surge of USA's Nico Young, who took victory in 8:01.03 after a 53-second last lap. Coscoran had pocketed $50,000 at the last Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami after finishing second overall in the long-distance category, which comprised the 3000m and 5000m. But the 5000m was dropped from the programme for the Philadelphia meeting, the event shortened from three days to two. With the prize money also halved, he earned $12,500 for his fourth-place finish. Mawdsley earned $15,000 for her sixth-place finish in the long sprints category, with victory going to Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino. On Saturday, Mawdsley finished fifth in the 400m in a season's best of 51.12, a race won by Paulino in 49.12, with Olympic silver medallist Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain crossing the line second but later disqualified for a lane infringement. Meanwhile, Chris Jeuken and Evelyn Twomey claimed decisive victories at the Cork City Marathon on Sunday morning, clocking 2:18:55 and 2:54:30 respectively to both win by several minutes. Leevale's Niamh Allen turned in the performance of the day to win the women's half marathon, the 30-year-old clocking a big personal best of 1:10:06, which brought her home almost 10 minutes clear of the runner-up. Jake O'Regan of St. John's AC won the men's half marathon in 1:06:51. Fearghal Curtin turned in a commanding display to win the men's 10K, the Youghal athlete dominating the race from the outset and winning in 29:46. There was a podium sweep for Leevale AC in the women's 10K, where Hannah Steeds won in 34:51 with 2016 Olympian Lizzie Lee second in 35:30. The day was marred by tragedy, however, after it was confirmed that a woman in her 20s, who had participated in the half marathon, died after becoming unwell at the finishing line on Patrick's Street at around 1pm. At the VHI Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin, Kilkenny's Grace Richardson followed in the footsteps of her older sister Aoibhe – a winner in 2018 – and led home the 28,000-strong field, hitting the finish in 34:17 with Claire Fagan of Mullingar second in 34:25 and Jessica Craig third in 34:55. At the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore on Saturday, Seán Doggett of Coláiste an Éachréidh underlined his vast potential when clocking a superb championship record of 47.22 to win the senior boys' 400m, breaking Brian Gregan's mark of 47.66 which had stood since 2008. The best race of the championships was likely the intermediate girls' 3000m, which involved a last-lap duel between Emma Hickey (St. Marys New Ross) and Freya Renton (Sacred Heart Westport). ADVERTISEMENT Learn more Hickey struck for home with half a lap left and clocked a blazing 9:28.14 to take 21 seconds off the championship record, with Renton clocking 9:33.87 in second. Later in the day, they clashed over 1500m, with Renton turning the tables and winning in 4:30.59. The senior 100m titles went to Cillian Doherty (Belvedere College) in 10.86 and Elena O'Sullivan (Regina Mundi Cork) in 11.96, while Ben Skyes (Grosvenor GS Belfast) was an especially impressive winner of the intermediate boys' 100m in 10.72. European U18 champion Thomas Williams (Colaiste Dun an Ri Kingscourt) dominated the senior boys' hammer throw with a best of 62.30m. On Friday night, Séamus Clarke (St. Muredach's College Ballina) broke Colin Griffin's 25-year-old record in the senior boys 3000m walk, clocking 11:57.47. Cillian Gleeson (Coláiste Chíaráin Leixlip) made a bold, brave effort to try to break the most fabled schools record on the books – John Treacy's senior boys' 5000m record of 14:17.0 from 1974 – but came up just short, clocking 14:19.66. Elsewhere, Cian Crampton broke the Irish U-20 discus record at the Pickering Memorial International in Loughborough, throwing 58.32m. Looking ahead, Mark English will be back in action in Quercia, Italy on Monday evening, three days on from breaking his Irish 800m record to win at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he clocked 1:44.34.
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Strong performances from Coscoran and Mawdsley at the Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia
Andrew Coscoran and Sharlene Mawdsley turned in strong performances at the third edition of Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia on Sunday evening, with Coscoran finishing fourth in the 3000m in 8:02.17 and Mawdsley finishing seventh over 200m in 23.24, leaving her with a sixth-place finish overall in the long sprints category. In a slow race in the men's 3000m, where 2000m was reached in just 5:40, the gears began to shift on the penultimate lap and Coscoran positioned himself perfectly, poised to strike, but simply didn't have the gears down the home straight to match the surge of USA's Nico Young, who took victory in 8:01.03 after a 53-second last lap. Coscoran had pocketed $50,000 at the last Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami after finishing second overall in the long-distance category, which comprised the 3000m and 5000m. But the 5000m was dropped from the programme for the Philadelphia meeting, the event shortened from three days to two. With the prize money also halved, he earned $12,500 for his fourth-place finish. Mawdsley earned $15,000 for her sixth-place finish in the long sprints category, with victory going to Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino. On Saturday, Mawdsley finished fifth in the 400m in a season's best of 51.12, a race won by Paulino in 49.12, with Olympic silver medallist Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain crossing the line second but later disqualified for a lane infringement. CORK MARATHON: Chris Jeuken from Derg AC who was the first man to pass the finish line. Pic. Darragh Kane Meanwhile, Chris Jeuken and Evelyn Twomey claimed decisive victories at the Cork City Marathon on Sunday morning, clocking 2:18:55 and 2:54:30 respectively to both win by several minutes. Leevale's Niamh Allen turned in the performance of the day to win the women's half marathon, the 30-year-old clocking a big personal best of 1:10:06, which brought her home almost 10 minutes clear of the runner-up. Jake O'Regan of St. John's AC won the men's half marathon in 1:06:51. CORK MARATHON: Evelyn Twomey from Dublin who was the first woman to pass the finish line. Pic. Darragh Kane Fearghal Curtin turned in a commanding display to win the men's 10K, the Youghal athlete dominating the race from the outset and winning in 29:46. There was a podium sweep for Leevale AC in the women's 10K, where Hannah Steeds won in 34:51 with 2016 Olympian Lizzie Lee second in 35:30. The day was marred by tragedy, however, after it was confirmed that a woman in her 20s, who had participated in the half marathon, died after becoming unwell at the finishing line on Patrick's Street at around 1pm. At the VHI Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin, Kilkenny's Grace Richardson followed in the footsteps of her older sister Aoibhe – a winner in 2018 – and led home the 28,000-strong field, hitting the finish in 34:17 with Claire Fagan of Mullingar second in 34:25 and Jessica Craig third in 34:55. WOMENS MINI MARATHON: Race winner Grace Richardson from Kilkenny City Harriers, centre, pictured with Claire Fagan of Mullingar Harriers who finished second, left, and Jessica Craig North Down AC who finished third. For further information please log on to At the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore on Saturday, Seán Doggett of Coláiste an Éachréidh underlined his vast potential when clocking a superb championship record of 47.22 to win the senior boys' 400m, breaking Brian Gregan's mark of 47.66 which had stood since 2008. The best race of the championships was likely the intermediate girls' 3000m, which involved a last-lap duel between Emma Hickey (St. Marys New Ross) and Freya Renton (Sacred Heart Westport). Hickey struck for home with half a lap left and clocked a blazing 9:28.14 to take 21 seconds off the championship record, with Renton clocking 9:33.87 in second. Later in the day, they clashed over 1500m, with Renton turning the tables and winning in 4:30.59. The senior 100m titles went to Cillian Doherty (Belvedere College) in 10.86 and Elena O'Sullivan (Regina Mundi Cork) in 11.96, while Ben Skyes (Grosvenor GS Belfast) was an especially impressive winner of the intermediate boys' 100m in 10.72. European U18 champion Thomas Williams (Colaiste Dun an Ri Kingscourt) dominated the senior boys' hammer throw with a best of 62.30m. On Friday night, Séamus Clarke (St. Muredach's College Ballina) broke Colin Griffin's 25-year-old record in the senior boys 3000m walk, clocking 11:57.47. Cillian Gleeson (Coláiste Chíaráin Leixlip) made a bold, brave effort to try to break the most fabled schools record on the books – John Treacy's senior boys' 5000m record of 14:17.0 from 1974 – but came up just short, clocking 14:19.66. Elsewhere, Cian Crampton broke the Irish U-20 discus record at the Pickering Memorial International in Loughborough, throwing 58.32m. Looking ahead, Mark English will be back in action in Quercia, Italy on Monday evening, three days on from breaking his Irish 800m record to win at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he clocked 1:44.34.
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Fans hail ‘absolutely gorgeous' Sharlene Mawdsley as she shares makeup routine before setting season's best in Zagreb
SHARLENE MAWDSLEY shared her makeup routine to her fans on TikTok - with viewers hailing her as "absolutely gorgeous". The Tipperary athlete was getting ready to compete in a race in Zagreb, having Advertisement 2 Sharlene Mawdsley raced in Zagreb on Saturday Credit: Instagram/sharlenem1 2 Beforehand, she shared her makeup routine to TikTok Credit: TikTok/sharlene_m1 Before the race, she posted a video to TikTok in which the 26-year-old was applying lip gloss to the tune of 'Just A Girl' by No Doubt. Mawdsley said: "Just a girl so a full face before I race" In the comments, one follower asked: "Will you list the products you used?" while a second asked: "What shade is this?" A third posted: "absolutely gorgeous" and a fourth said: "Unrealllll" Advertisement Read More on Sharlene Mawdsley The race itself represented an improvement on her performance at the Savona International as she clocked a time of 51.14. That was an improvement on Savona, at which she finished second with a time of 52.00 in her first individual race of the season. This led to a seemingly disappointed She said: "Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe absolutely chronic". Advertisement Most read in Athletics In spite of this, the Olympian appeared to have enjoyed her "work trip" judging by photos she shared from the expedition. Before flying home, meanwhile, Mawdsley revealed that she had gotten her nails done. Sharlene Mawdsley encounters unexpected headache on first trip abroad since GAA boyfriend reveal She said: "Thankful for a late flight today because I could FINALLY get my nails done. "My nails were so bad my hair was getting caught in them. IYKYK". Advertisement Mawdsley's Italian Job was not made all that easier when she was While Ireland has been graced with brilliant sunshine, Italy was drenched in heavy rain. The Olympian charted her journey to Savona on Instagram but the end of day one over there had a bit of a sting in the tail as the heavens opened. She once again made light of this in her summary pics, posting a photo of her under an umbrella in the rain to her Instagram Story. Advertisement The Newport AC export joked: "Meant to add this to my last slide. The rain is still following me". The Savona International was her first competitive action She did so by posting a pic of them on the pitch after the Premier's Munster Championship But that wasn't the first time she'd been in attendance to cheer on Liam Cahill's side this year. Advertisement In the wake of the her relationship update, She So it's no wonder why a few more in the know people who commented on her post felt a relationship announcement was overdue.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's ‘work trip' to Italy including long overdue change as she jokes ‘rain is still following me'
SHARLENE MAWDSLEY shared pics from her "work trip" to Italy as she joked "the rain is still following me". The 5 Sharlene Mawdsley shared pics from her work trip to Italy Credit: Instagram/sharlenem1 5 She competed in the Savona International in her first solo race of the year Credit: Instagram/sharlenem1 5 She made sure to enjoy the local cuisine Credit: Instagram/sharlenem1 5 She made light of the unexpectedly wet weather 5 And she managed to get her nails done before flying home The Tipperary athlete finished second with a time of 52.00 in her first individual race of the season. This led to a seemingly disappointed She said: "Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe absolutely chronic". In spite of this, the Olympian appeared to have enjoyed her "work trip" judging by photos she shared from the expedition. Read More on Sharlene Mawdsley Before flying home, meanwhile, Mawdsley revealed that she had gotten her nails done. She said: "Thankful for a late flight today because I could FINALLY get my nails done. "My nails were so bad my hair was getting caught in them. IYKYK". Mawdsley's Italian Job was not made all that easier when she was Most read in Sport While Ireland has been graced with brilliant sunshine, Italy was drenched in heavy rain. The Olympian charted her journey to Savona on Instagram but the end of day one over there had a bit of a sting in the tail as the heavens opened. 'My hardest goodbye' - Sharlene Mawdsley jets off after 'hectic two days' saw passport drama nearly cancel China trip She once again made light of this in her summary pics, posting a photo of her under an umbrella in the rain to her Instagram Story. The Newport AC export joked: "Meant to add this to my last slide. The rain is still following me". The Savona International was her first competitive action with Tipperary hurler Michael Breen. She did so by posting a pic of them on the pitch after the Premier's Munster Championship But that wasn't the first time she'd been in attendance to cheer on Liam Cahill's side this year. In the wake of the her relationship update, She So it's no wonder why a few more in the know people who commented on her post felt a relationship announcement was overdue. Stephanie wrote: "Awwwww Shar about time (love heart emoji)." Meanwhile fellow Olympian Cathal Doyle added: "Loving the hard launch Sharlene." Elsewhere, Mike hailed: "Two of Tipp's finest athletes. Magic." And lastly,
Irish Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sharlene Mawdsley jets off after revealing BF as they prepare for big few weeks
Sharlene Mawdsley went Instagram official with her boyfriend over the weekend as the sprinter revealed she is dating Tipperary hurler Michael Breen. The Olympian shared a photo of the couple on the pitch at Semple Stadium following Tipp's 1-30 to 1-21 victory over Waterford on Sunday. Sharing the photo on Instagram, Mawdsley wrote: "Tippin' on." The following day, Mawdsley revealed she was on her travels again as she shared a photo of her passport on her Instagram story. She wrote: "Me and my tattered passport against the world & how is it already time for racing season." There's a busy few weeks ahead for both Mawdsley and Breen. The sprinter is in Italy for the Savona International Meeting, which takes place on Wednesday, while she is also down to compete at the WACT Zagreb - 75th Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Croatia on Friday. Meanwhile, Breen and Tipperary are preparing for the All-Ireland after guaranteeing a top-three finish to advance from Munster with Sunday's win over Waterford. After the game, the Tipp star and Mawdsley posed wearing matching Tipperary jerseys and were sent well wishes by many people. Una Healy was among those to wish the couple well as she commented with a love emoji, to which Mawdsley responded to with two loved up emojis. Breen himself also commented on the post, which he wasn't tagged in, writing: "Any tag nah?" He also added the post to his Instagram story, writing: 'This fan was following me around all day.' Meanwhile, Irish runner Cathal Doyle wrote on the post: "Love the hard launch Sharlene." Another comment read: "Two of Tipp's finest athletes. Magic." Someone else wrote: "Awwwwwww shar about time." One other person said: "Awe love this."
