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Ian O'Riordan

Ireland

Athletics Correspondent at Irish Times

Athletics Correspondent @IrishTimesSport; son of the runner, mother from the mountain.

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  • Nichola Sheridan aiming for bigger and better things in the Dublin Marathon

    2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan

    The morning after Nichola Sheridan was victorious in the Dublin City Half Marathon in March she brought the winning trophy into Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh in Laytown in Co Meath, where she teaches fourth class. Dublin wasn’t her fastest time, or even her best race, but the moment her students saw that trophy, their eyes lit up in wonder. “They were all getting pictures with it, to them, they think I’m going to the Olympics,” says Sheridan. “It’s great motivation for all of them.

  • Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley play starring roles as Ireland qualify for World Championships on the double

    3 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan

    With two out of three missions accomplished, there were plenty of smiles and high fives among the Irish teams competing at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. Still, there was a nagging sense of what might have been. The event was primarily about qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo in September. Guangzhou presented two opportunities on that front.

  • Ireland women’s 4x400m relay team seal World Championships qualification in Guangzhou

    3 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan

    The addition of Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley helped ensure the Ireland women’s 4x400m relay team sealed the deal on day two of the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, winning their second-round qualifying heat in thrilling fashion. It was their second chance to secure automatic qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo in September; Adeleke and Mawdsley switching over from the mixed 4x400m heat on Saturday, where Ireland’s second-place finish earned their Tokyo spot.

  • Sharlene Mawdsley anchor leg helps Ireland seal mixed relay World Championships qualification

    4 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan

    With perhaps a little more fuss and some fury the Irish mixed 4x400m relay finished second in their heat on day one of the World Athletics Relays. Sharlene Mawdsley produced another sterling anchor leg to help secure their automatic qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo in September.

  • Ireland’s relay stars part of an ‘overnight’ success story stretching back to Ronnie Delany in the 1950s

    5 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan

    I was taking the roof and doors off the Jeep Wrangler for the weekend when a neighbour not seen in a while cycled by. Always keen for the inside scoop on our athletes, he stopped in for a few minutes. Our conversation soon turned to this weekend’s World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China.

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Ian O'Riordan
Ian O'Riordan @ianoriordan
10 May 25

Sharlene Mawdsley anchor leg helps Ireland seal mixed relay World Championships qualification https://t.co/tTwqGjlnm8

Ian O'Riordan
Ian O'Riordan @ianoriordan
10 May 25

Sharlene Mawdsley does it again, moving Ireland into second on the anchor leg to secure automatic qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo. https://t.co/gArLtP4UGh

Ian O'Riordan
Ian O'Riordan @ianoriordan
10 May 25

It’s a big weekend for the three Irish teams at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou. The Irish relay tradition goes back a while, you know. https://t.co/f5fCyOcLyG