Paul Robinson competed well in the Dream Mile at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway last night coming away with a new personal best of 3:54.77. After the race Robinson said “I’m getting close to a big breakthrough”. The race was won by Djibouti’s Ayanleh Souleiman in 3:49.49. He added “It’s just that last 200m. If I can […]
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Donegal’s Mark English (UCD AC) finished fifth in the 800m at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Holland running a season’s best of 1.46.22, inside the qualification time of 1.46.45 for the European Track and Field Championships which take place in Zurich in August. The race was won by Robert Biwott of Kenya in 1.44.75. English
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Irish athletes are set to compete at the IFAM International Flanders Meet in Oordegem Belgium this Saturday night. Indoor 800m record holder, Mark English will make his outdoor season debut. An Irish men’s and women’s 4x100m team are set to line up and will be vying to achieve top 16 European ranking needed to
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World Champion Rob Heffernan (Togher AC) continued his preparations for the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich with a victory in the International Race-Walking Grand Prix in Naumburg, Germany at the weekend. Heffernan dropped down in distance to 20km for the race and showed his class by winning the race in a time of 1:21.07,
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OCI President Pat Hickey was delighted to host a meeting with AAI President, Ciaran O’Cathain, this morning at the Olympic Council offices in Howth. The OCI were represented by General Secretary Dermot Sherlock, Rio 2016 Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty, CEO Stephen Martin, and Sports Director Martin Burke. AAI CEO John Foley, High Performance Chair
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World Champion Rob Heffernan (Togher AC) finished in the 23rd place at the prestigious IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Taicang, China on Sunday 4th of May. A day previous Laura Reynolds (Mohill AC) achieved the qualifying standard in the women’s 20km race for the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich. The world cup
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World 50km Race Walking Champion Rob Heffernan (Togher AC) will lead the Irish Team at the prestigious IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Taicang, China from the 3rd -4th May. Heffernan made his competitive comeback on the Race Walking Circuit at the Lugano Race Walking Grand Prix in Switzerland last month (March 16th). He finished
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Ireland’s top 400m runner Brian Gregan gives an insight into his event, his track career so far and his ambitions for the future.
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The European Cross Country Championships will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on 8th of December. National Endurance Coach, Chris Jones who is leading athlete and team preparations for the championships commented: “We have invested in preparations for these championships. I have just returned from a very productive high altitude training camp in Font Romeu, in
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Finishing second best European in the men’s world championship marathon – 21st overall – has given Paul Pollock considerable optimism for the future, especially as he enters the life of a full-time athlete. Pollock, a junior doctor in a Belfast hospital will take a career break in his medical career and now plans to put all his energy into
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Rob Heffernan interviewed prior to the World Championships by www.olympicsport.ie Rob gives an insight into his approach to race walking, career highs and lows, his hopes for the next World, European and Rio Olympic Games and why its important for young people to embrace sport. He also reveals the last book he read before Moscow! You can
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Ireland’s Rob Heffernan has won gold in the 50-km Walk at the World Championships in Moscow. Heffernan pulled clear of second placed Mikhail Ryzhov shortly after the 40-kilometre mark and never looked in danger of relinquishing the lead in the closing stages. He finished over a minute clear of the nearest challenger and his winning time
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