Athletics
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
Ryan Athlete of 2011
Deirdre Ryan was named as the Athlete of the Year at the National Athletics Awards on Saturday night. Ryan’s sixth place finish at the World Championships was the standout performance by an Irish athlete at major championships this season. Her season best of 1.95m set a new Irish record and …
Byrne's Olympic Standard
The big Irish performance of the day at the Dublin Marathon belonged to Linda Byrne who achieved the London 2012 Olympic standard running 2:36.21 ( standard is 2:37 ) This was the highlight performance of twenty five year old Linda Byrne’s athletic career to date and the DSD runner ran a well-planned …
Kenneally achieves standard
Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe Harriers AC) has achieved the qualification standard for the Olympic Games in London, running a time of 2:13.55 to finish 18th in the Amsterdam Marathon. The Kildare man said: “I am delighted to have achieved the time, I knew I was in shape but it is another thing …
Hession's Dublin training base
Irish 200m Record Holder and Olympian Paul Hession (Athenry AC), has today announced that he will be moving from his current training base in Scotland to Dublin, to work with Coach John Coghlan. Coghlan gained his coaching expertise while working alongside leading speed coaches Loren Seagrave and Paul Doyle …
Boyce and Heffernan OQS
Robert Heffernan (Togher AC) and Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny AC) today achieved the Olympic qualification standard in the 50km walk in Nuamburg, Germany. Heffernan finished second in 3:49.30 and Boyce achieved a personal best of 3:57.58 to finish sixth – just inside the qualification standard of 3:59.00. Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC) …
Ryan's achievement recognised
Irish High Jumper Deirdre Ryan has been named The Irish Times / Irish Sports Council ‘Sportswoman of the Month’ for the month of August. The Dubliner has had a memorable summer so far, finishing sixth at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea reaching the final by breaking her own …
O'Rourke into semi final
Derval O’Rourke is through to the 100m hurdle semi-final after finishing in second place in her heat at the World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Championship favourite, Sally Pearson of Australia won the heat in 12.53, the fastest qualifying time overall. The semi-final takes place at 11.15am Irish …
O'Lionaird in World 1500 final
Ciaran O’Lionaird has qualified for the final of the mens 1500 metres from the second semi final in a time of 3:36.96. The Corkman ran a perfect technical race in the 1500m semi-final to place sixth, securing a fastest loser spot into Saturday’s final at 12.15am Irish Time. The heat was …
Ryan achieves Olympic standard
Deidre Ryan cleared 1.95 metres setting a new Irish record and also achieves the OCI/AAI qualification standard for the London Olympics. In doing so Ryan has qualified for the final of the Women’s High Jump at the World Championships. She had first time clearances at 1.80m, 1.85m and 1.89m. She then cleared …
Loughnane 16th in 20k walk
Olive Loughnane finished 16th in the 20km walk at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Loughnane who finished second at the World Championships in 2009, completed the race in 1:34.02. An injection of pace by the Russian trio of Olga Kaniskina, Vera Sokolova and Anisya Kirdyapkina …
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