Athletics

Robert Heffernan (Togher AC) and Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny AC) today achieved the Olympic qualification standard in the 50km walk in Nuamburg, Germany. Heffernan finished second in 3:49.30 and Boyce achieved a personal best of 3:57.58 to finish sixth – just inside the qualification standard of 3:59.00. Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC) was disqualified at 48km mark […]

Irish High Jumper Deirdre Ryan has been named The Irish Times / Irish Sports Council ‘Sportswoman of the Month’ for the month of August. The Dubliner has had a memorable summer so far, finishing sixth at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea reaching the final by breaking her own national record and securing the

Derval O’Rourke is through to the  100m hurdle semi-final after finishing in second place in her heat at the World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Championship favourite, Sally Pearson of Australia won the heat in 12.53, the fastest qualifying time overall. The semi-final takes place at 11.15am Irish time on Saturday. O’Rourke’s ran 13.07, and

Ciaran O’Lionaird has qualified for the final of the mens 1500 metres from the second semi final in a time of 3:36.96. The Corkman ran a perfect technical race in the 1500m semi-final to place sixth, securing a fastest loser spot into Saturday’s final at 12.15am Irish Time. The heat was won by Asbel Kiprop of

Deidre Ryan cleared 1.95 metres setting a new Irish record and also achieves the OCI/AAI qualification standard for the London Olympics. In doing so Ryan has qualified for the final of the Women’s High Jump at the World Championships. She had first time clearances at 1.80m, 1.85m and 1.89m. She then cleared 1.92m on her third attempt

Olive Loughnane finished 16th in the 20km walk at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Loughnane who finished second at the World Championships in 2009, completed the race in 1:34.02. An injection of pace by the Russian trio of Olga Kaniskina, Vera Sokolova and Anisya Kirdyapkina in conditions of high humidity

Ciaran O’Lionaird produced a sprint finish in tactical men’s 1500m heat to secure qualification for the semi-final at the World Championships in Daegu. The Corkman finished sixth in heat three in a time of 3:40.41. The first two laps weren’t particularly quick and O’Lionaird was positioned at the back of the field. The pace quickened

Sprinter Paul Hession made the London 2012 qualification standard at the Senior Track and Field Championships in Dublin. The Irish 200m record holder won today’s event at the Morton Stadium, Santry in a time of 20.51. Hession said afterwards: “To get the Olympic qualifiying time just before the World Championships sets me up really well. It is a

Former EYOF medallist Ciara Mageean won a silver medal in the 1500m at the European Junior athletics championships in Tallinn at the weekend.

Loughnane second in Phoenix Park

Ireland finish 10th in Izmir Athletics event

Irish athletes trying to maintain position in Division One