Nanjing a perfect opportunity for young Irish team to make a mark on world stage
Sarah Healy is oozing confidence, Kate O’Connor is in the form of her life, and Andrew Coscoran, Sarah Lavin and Sophie O’Sullivan are in the running too
Irish athlete Sarah Healy
Sarah Healy is oozing confidence, Kate O’Connor is in the form of her life, and Andrew Coscoran, Sarah Lavin and Sophie O’Sullivan are in the running too
Sarah Healy and Kate O’Connor hope to build on their medal success at this weekend’s World Indoor Championships in Nanjing
Cork athlete becomes the first Irish winner in the event which has been running since 2001
‘All four academy athletes had to deal with a considerable roadblock in their development in the form of Covid-19′
Athlete who once buckled under the weight of her expectations is now capable of settling while under pressure
‘The progress has been day and night ... if I can stay injury-free this summer could be really, really exciting’
Three European medal winners selected as part of Ireland team that will compete in Nanjing, China next week
Sarah Healy, Mark English and Kate O’Connor each claimed a medal during the final day of action in Apeldoorn
Sarah Healy takes gold in 3,000m final as centrepiece of astonishing half hour for Irish athletics
English clocks 1:45.89 to reach Sunday’s final
Sarah Healy and Kate O’Connor among those in contention in the Netherlands amid strong competition
Cathal Doyle hopes to make the 1,500m final against Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Sarah Healy, who now trains in Wigan under coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, is among the leading 3,000m contenders at next weekend’s European Indoor Championships
Sarah Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley also shine on day two of the National Indoor Championships at Abbotstown
Sarah Lavin claimed a seventh Irish indoor title in the 60m hurdles on day one of action in Abbotstown
Rhasidat Adeleke is focused on outdoors, while others will probably be absent this weekend through injury or illness
Dubliner now ranked second fastest in Europe over 1,500m and 3,000m
Andrew Coscoran nails the biggest victory of his career at grand prix in Boston
Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young athletes hoping to make a splash
Jack Woolley beaten in taekwondo repechage as Sarah Lavin and Mark English qualify for Friday’s semi-finals
Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy just miss out in 1,500m semi-finals after both came fourth in repechage round
Kellie Harrington beat China’s Wenlu Yang to win gold in the women’s 60kg final
Irish boxer’s opponent Wenlu Yang from China is an old foe and rivalry dates from 2016 world championships when Yang defeated Harrington in the final
Rhasidat Adeleke one of several genuine Olympic medal contenders for Ireland in Paris
Rising teenage sprint star clocks 50.70 in Big 12 Championships for Texas University
Both Cork and Galway want to be judged on the championship after Croke Park final
Sprinter was touch and go whether she would compete in World Indoors after bout of Covid
Carlow woman reclaims 60m record with scintillating 7.19 run
It would be nice to see a bit of the spirit of Alf Tupper in how runners prepare over winter
The 21 year old runs second fastest 1500m ever run indoors by an Irish woman
Olatunde improves on the Irish under-23 60m record he clocked two weeks ago
No medals this time for Irish women at European Cross-Country, but some superb runs
Fionnuala McCormack will be a pivotal presence at Abbotstown on Sunday
Growing evidence that perhaps once preferred option of US scholarship is no longer most successful one
32-year-old is a model of consistency and will be leading home challenge in Europeans
European Cross-Country Championships is a chance for our athletes to shine
Feidhlim Kelly: ‘It’s a home championship, but so far there just isn’t the buzz there should be’
Turin event rearranged to 2022 to facilitate event on December 12th
Galway, beaten finalists last year, unchanged for the final test
Dutch athlete to run total of 61 and a quarter laps in 1,500m/5,000m/10,000m quest
After Tuesday’s close of business, they were inside the ranking quota for their events
English breaks Irish 800m record to claim Olympic place
26-year-old just edges 18-year-old pretender to National Track and Field 200m crown
800m runner will now try and nail 800m automatic qualification time on the continent
Denise Gaule’s late penalty helps secure title against defending champions Galway
Carrie Dolan’s first-half goal put Galway in control of semi-final
Promising athletes have been denied chance to make their bow on the world stage in 2020
Nadia Power set new Irish under-23 record in 800m to finish third in Italy
Wicklow runner’s younger sister takes bronze at national cross-country finals
Rebels dream of a three-in-a-row is ended after intense battle in Limerick
Team boasts quality and quantity, and has medal opportunities in athletics and boxing
Adeleke won two golds in Baku; O’Connor became first Irish woman to medal in heptathlon
Gold at European Youth Olympics is sixth championship medal for 16-year-old sprinter
European Under-20 Championships silver is her third medal in the past two years
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