Irish Schedule for World Championships

The IAAF World Championships (August 22-30) start this coming Saturday in the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing with an Irish squad of 16 athletes set to compete. Below is the Irish schedule for the event. For all you need to know about the championships log on to the IAAF here http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships

 

Time wise, Ireland is seven hours behind Beijing.

 

English and Barr kick off Irish at World Championships 

 

Saturday 22nd of August Day 1

 

Mark English (UCD) and Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) will get the Irish athletes underway on day 1 of the championships. It will be an early start for Irish fans watching from home to see if English advances to the semi-finals.

 

Men’s 800m heats

 

Athlete: Mark English (UCD)

 

Irish Time: 4:50am/local time: 11:50

 

Men’s 400m hurdles heats

 

Athlete: Thomas Barr (Ferrybank)

 

Irish time: 11:35am/local time:18:35

 

Sunday 23rd of August  Day 2 

 

Men’s 20km Race Walk

 

Athlete: Alex Wright

 

Irish time: 1:30am/local time: 8:30am

 

Men’s 400m hurdles semi-final

 

Athlete: Thomas Barr

 

Irish time: 11:40am/local time: 18:40

 

Men’s 800m semi-final 

 

Athlete: Mark English

 

Irish time: 13:15/local time: 20:15

 

Monday 24th August Day 3

 

Women’s pole vault qualification

 

Athlete: Tori Pena (Finn Valley)

 

Irish time: 2:30am/local time: 9:30am

 

Women’s 3,000m steeplechase heats

 

Athletes: Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle), Sara Treacy (Dunboyne), Michelle Finn (Leevale)

 

Irish time: 2:45am/local time: 9:45am

 

Tuesday 25th August Day 4

 

Men’s 400m hurdles  final 

 

Athlete: Thomas Barr

 

Irish time: 13:25/local time 20:25

 

Men’s 800m final 

 

Athlete: Mark English

 

Irish time: 13:55/local time: 20:55

 

Wednesday August 26th Day 5

 

Women’s 800m heats

 

Athlete: Ciara Everard (UCD)

 

Irish time: 3:25am/local time: 10:25

 

Men’s 110m hurdles heats

 

Athlete: Ben Reynolds (North Down)

 

Irish time: 4:20am/local time: 11:20

 

Women’s pole vault final 

 

Athlete: Tori Pena

 

Irish time 12:00pm/Local time: 19:00

 

Women’s 200m heats

 

Athlete: Kelly Proper

 

Irish time: 12:15pm/local time: 19:15

 

Women’s 3,000m steeplechase final

 

Athletes:  Kerry O’Flaherty, Michelle Finn, Sara Treacy

 

Irish time: 14:00/local time: 21:00

 

Thursday August 27th Day 6

 

Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals 

 

Athlete: Ben Reynolds

 

Irish time: 12:05pm/local time: 19:05

 

Women’s 200m semi-finals

 

Athlete: Kelly Proper

 

Irish time: 12:35pm/local time: 19:35

 

Women’s 800m semi-finals

 

Athlete: Ciara Everard

 

Irish time: 13:05/local time: 20:05

 

Friday August 28th Day 7

 

Women’s 200m final

 

Athlete: Kelly Proper

 

Irish time: 14:00/local time: 21:00

 

Men’s 110m hurdles final 

 

Athlete: Ben Reynolds

 

Irish time: 14:20/local time: 21:20

 

Saturday August 29th Day 8 Heffernan looks to defend his title

 

Men’s 50km Race Walk 

 

Athletes: Robert Hefferan (Togher), Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny), Alex Wright (Leevale)

 

Irish time: 00:30/local time: 7:30

 

Men’s 4x400m relay heats

 

Ireland: Thomas Barr, Mark English, Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers), Brian Murphy (Crusaders), Timmy Crowe (Clonliffe Harriers), Richard Morrissey (Crusaders)

 

Irish time: 3:40am/local time: 10:40

 

Women’s 800m final 

 

Athlete: Ciara Everard

 

Irish time: 12:15/local time: 19:15

 

Sunday August 30th Day 9

 

Men’s 4x400m final

 

Irish time: 13:25/local time 20:25

 

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