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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Laura Reynolds (Mohill AC) was disappointed with her 31st place in the 20k Race Walk on day four of the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. The race started at 09.35am local time in hot and humid conditions. The Russian athletes on home soil were the favorites to take the title as
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Brian Gregan’s qualification for the semi-finals of the 400 metres proved the high point of an otherwise difficult start for the Irish athletes in Moscow over the weekend. The 23-year-old Dubliner will need to run significantly faster than the 46.04 seconds he clocked to reach the final “After four rough weeks with injury, I’ve made
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The eleven strong Irish Track and Field team will depart for the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia this week. The championships take place from the 10th-18th of August with the best athletes in the world vying for the world titles. High Performance Director, Kevin Ankrom has said “Moscow is a
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Athletics Ireland have today, 29th of July announced the 11 athletes that will represent Ireland at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia from the 10th-18th of August. Athlete Event Club Coach Brian Gregan 400m Clonliffe Harriers John Shields Mark English 800m UCD Teresa McDaid Paul Robinson 800m St Cocas
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Mark English (UCD AC) ran a massive new personal best of 1:44.84 to finish in sixth place in the men’s 800m whilst competing in the diamond league meeting in the London Olympic Stadium in front of capacity 60,000 athletics fans. English making his debut in the diamond league meetings sat off the early quick pace which saw the leaders go
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Louise Shanahan has won gold in the 800m this afternoon at EYOF Utrecht and Roseanna McGuckian has won bronze in the 200m. Well done Team Ireland you did us proud
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4 x 100m girls won Gold this afternoon in Utrecht…. Laura Ann Costello, Roseanna McGuckian, Niamh McNicol and Phoebe Murphy well done to all the Team Ireland athletes who took part in these Games you did us proud.
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4 x 100m girls, Laura Ann Costello, Roseanna McGuckian, Niamh McNicol and Phoebe Murphy won the 1st heat and are trhough to the finals tomorrow.
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The second and final day of competition at the 2013 European Athletics Team Championships in the Morton Stadium was one of real determination and passion by Team Ireland to try and maintain their overnight positive position, and keep their ‘1st League’ status plans alive. The fifty-strong Irish team can be justly proud of its 7th place performance this afternoon, and
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