Athletes inside Olympic standard
Cragg, Britton and O'Reilly perform well
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Athletics
European Team Championships
Opportunity for high level competition
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Dublin on IAAF list for 2012 marathon qualification
The IAAF recently added Dublin to the official list of qualifying marathons for next year’s London Olympic 2012.
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Heffernan impresses in 30k walk
Robert Heffernan smashed his own Irish record when winning the AAI National 30km walking title in Cork yesterday. Heffernan, who will be 33 next month, swept his opponents aside as he came home in two hours, seven minutes and 48 seconds — several seconds inside his old mark. Colin Griffin from Ballinamore finished second, almost six
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Irish athletes in Euro Top 10 rankings
Just eight hundredth’s of a second denied David Gillick from earning the top spot in the European rankings list over 400 metres for 2010.
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Silver Lining for Derval in Barcelona
Olympians Derval O'Rourke (with a magnificent silver medal) and Robert Heffernan (with two 4th places) led the successful parade of Irish performances at the European Athletic Championships in Barcelona.
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Introduction to Athletics
From the very first Olympic Games in 776BC to the revival of the modern Games in 1896, Athletics has always been part of the Olympic Games. It is identified with Greece’s centuries-old history and it is no accident that the Greeks list Athletics as a ‘classical sport’. In 776 BC, races were run in a 28.5 m wide stadium and distances such as the 192.27m race were the forerunners of the 200m event of the modern Olympic Games. For contact details of the National Federation in Ireland please click Full story
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Irish disappoint at Santry Euro Cross Country Event
The European Cross Country Championship held at Santry was an opportunity for local athletes to rise to the occassion according to Ian O'Riordan's Irish Times article.
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European Cross Country Team announced
Athletics Ireland have announced their team for next month’s European Cross Country Championships, which takes place on December 13th in Santry Park, Dublin.
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Fagan wins Boston Half Marathon
Ireland's Martin Fagan warmed up for the ING New York City Marathon in three weeks with a victory in the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon.
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Gillick comes of age
David Gillick put in a fine performance in Berlin finnishing 6th in the 400m final. Gillick was the top European, beating Britain’s Michael Bingham and Leslie Djhone of France. A nice taster for next year’s European Championships.He now seems to have made the transition from European to World class level, and in his own words
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