Cathal Doyle appeal fails after fall in 1500m semi-final
Coscoran and O’Connor keep Ireland moving as Cathal Doyle exits Cathal Doyle’s European Athletics Championships ended in the cruellest fashion in Birmingham on Friday. The four-time Irish champion hit the deck on the second bend of the penultimate lap of the first of two 1500m semi-finals, taking Spain’s Carlos Sáez down with him, and Ireland’s […]
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Sharlene Mawdsley out of European Championships with hamstring tear
Sharlene Mawdsley says she is ‘down, not out’ Sharlene Mawdsley has been forced to withdraw from next week’s European Athletics Championships in Birmingham after suffering a hamstring tear, Athletics Ireland has confirmed, a cruel blow to one of Ireland’s leading medal hopes. The 27 year-old Tipperary woman pulled up during the 200m final at last […]
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Ireland name 47-strong team For European Athletics Championships
Ireland’s Euros squad takes shape A total of 47 athletes will represent Ireland at next month’s European Athletics Championships after Athletics Ireland announced a further 14 additions to the squad. The championships take place in Birmingham from 10-16 August. The athletes named on Thursday gained entry either by achieving the national ‘B’ standard or by […]
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Sharlene Mawdsley named in Ireland squad for European Championships
She is set to line up in the individual 400m as well as the relay Sharlene Mawdsley has been named in the Ireland squad for next month’s European Championships (August 10-16), though her participation will depend on reaching ‘full fitness’ after a recent injury. The 400m star was injured during the final of the women’s […]
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