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Irish Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish sprint sensation joins star-studded list by claiming European gold
Conor Kelly, who turned 18 last month, dominated the European under-20 Athletics Championships 400m final in Tampere yesterday, underling his top-ranked status to power away from his rivals to top the podium places. In doing so he became the ninth Irish winner in these championships, going back to John Treacy half a century ago, with the gold-plated list also including Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Kate O'Connor and Mark Carroll. Kelly broke the Irish under-20 record in Morton Stadium last month and did so again in the final in Finland, clocking a time of 45.83 to win gold by over half a second - the silver medal went to France's Milann Klemenic in 46.44. 'This is a dream come true, it's really special," the Finn Valley AC starlet said. The lactic acid has really sunk in now, it was a tough race. Conor Kelly winning the Men's 400 Metre Final during day three of the European Athletics U20 Championships 2025 (Image:for European Athletics) 'Last season hurt, this season had to be special. That bronze was like a dagger and it's been sitting there all season, but I've finally pulled it out. I've dreamt about this every minute of every day since then'. Athenry AC's Seán Doggett finished seventh in 47,16 in the same race, having been in the medal positions in the first half of the race. Doggett had improved his lifetime best to 46.58 in the semi-final. Cormac Dixon was the top-ranked athlete going into the 3,000m final, after running 7:56.59 indoors in the US earlier this season, but the Tallaght AC athlete had to settle for ninth in 8:48.27. Precious Akpe-Moses was just run out of the medals in the 200m, finishing fourth in 23.72, having finished in seventh in the 100m final, while Cian Crampton also finished sixth in the discus with his best throw of 57.76m. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
The 42
09-08-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Personal Best for Amah puts Tallaght athlete into seventh place in European championships
A PERSONAL BEST by Tallaght AC's Dubem Amah has led to his seventh place in the U20 European Athletics Championships in Ratinan Stadium, Finland. Running in the 200 metre event, he ran his best in the semi-final heat, coming in on 21.30 seconds. Not yet 18, in fact having just turned 17 a month ago, he then produced another strong run to clock in at 21.76 in the final to grab a seventh place. Meanwhile, Cian Crampton (Edenderry AC) secured a sixth place finish in the men's discus competition. Advertisement Crampton saved his best for last with the final throw of his competition measuring in at 57.76.
The Journal
08-08-2025
- Sport
- 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 Irish Sun
08-08-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Irish sprinters Sean Doggett and Conor Kelly join three others in European Under-20 Championships Finals
There will be a number of Irish athletes competing in finals this evening MEDAL HOPE Irish sprinters Sean Doggett and Conor Kelly join two others in European Under-20 Championships Finals CONOR KELLY and Sean Doggett join Precious Akpe-Moses, Dubem Amah and Cillian Gleeson in final qualification at the European Under-20 Championships. Doggett set a life-time best in the semi-final to finish in second place and qualify for the 400m final. Advertisement 2 The 18-year-old is in great form going into the final 2 Kelly and Doggett will also compete in the 4X400m relays in this championships The national indoor and outdoor champion was just outside the Irish record with a time of 46:52 just finishing behind the Czech Ondrej Loupal in 46:36 in the third semi. The Athenry AC man looked to catch Loupal as he flew out of the blocks from lane four but the fastest in qualifying put on the burners at the second to last bend. Kelly powered through to a 46.58 and first place finish in the 400m first semi-final. Last year's bronze medalist in this event was the fastest in his field going into the semi-final in lane six. Advertisement The 18-year-old kept checking over his shoulders in the final stretch of the race to ensure a top lane spot was achieved for the final. The pair will compete side by side in Saturday's final at 6:25pm in the hopes of a medal. Precious Akpe-Moses secured automatic qualification with a strong third place finish in this morning's Women's 200m heat in 24.22. The 19-year-old will race in the semi-final on Saturday at 12:20pm in her second semi-final of the championships. Advertisement Akpe-Moses had already cruised into the final yesterday in the 100m, finishing second in her semi-final with a new personal best. (11.62) The younger sister of Gina Apke-Moses - who won the 100m title at the European Under-20 in 2017 - will compete in the 100m final at 6:40pm today. Noah Lyles sends clear message to sprint rival Kenny Bednarek after being shoved during fiery 200m race Cillian Gleeson is also in finals action this evening with the Men's 5000m which will begin at 4:25pm. Pia Langton and Saoirse Fitzgerald were in action in the Women's 800m heats. Advertisement Langton finished her extremely tough heat in fifth place at 2:09:42. Fitzgerald also failed to qualify finishing in eight (2:09:84) in a heat with 15-year-old Slovenian sensation Ziva Remic Dubem Amah of Tallaght AC has qualified for tomorrow's final after an impressive second place finish in his Men's 200m heat this morning. Dearbhla Allen and Caoimhe Flannery both set personal bests in their 3000m Steeplechase heats. The pair were two of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers, securing a spot in Saturday's final at 3:55pm.
The 42
08-08-2025
- Sport
- 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.
