Ian O'Riordan
Athletics Correspondent at Irish Times
Athletics Correspondent @IrishTimesSport; son of the runner, mother from the mountain.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan
Somewhere, in the broken fragments of memory, there is a giant of a man throwing an unidentified object into the sky. Then, without warning, it comes crashing down into the black cinder infield, prompting a long “whoa” from the crowd and a crackle from the old PA. There must be something indelible about witnessing your first world record, live and in person, as a 12-year-old. Even when it’s in the field, not on the track.
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irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan
Another terrific sprint finish by Sarah Healy saw her nail second place in the 1,500 metres at the Meeting de Paris on Friday night, improving her lifetime best to 3:57.15 in the process. On a perfect evening for running inside the Stade Charlety, the eighth stop on the Diamond League circuit, Healy might well have scored another victory too, as Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir just held on for the win in 3:57.02.
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irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan
At some point in Galway’s frantic endgame against Armagh last Saturday, Shane Walsh shouted over at the sideline, asking what the score was up the road in Newry. There, the result of the Dublin-Derry game might help salvage Galway’s summer. It was good advice. Despite trailing Armagh by eight points at the break, Galway’s rousing second-half performance, inspired by Walsh’s best championship display this summer, saw them win by a point – enough to set up an away preliminary quarter-final.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan
Looking well off form and notably tiring, Rhasidat Adeleke had to settle for sixth place in the 400 metres in the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday evening. In the second of a double bill of Scandinavian stops in the Diamond League, Adeleke was looking to improve on her fourth place finish in Oslo three nights ago. The 22-year-old from Tallaght faded once again in the homestretch to finish in 50.48 seconds, well down on her Irish record of 49.07 clocked this time last year.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Ian O'Riordan
With a dominant style reminiscent of her mother, Sophie O’Sullivan won the prestigious NCAA 1,500m title at Hayward Field in Oregon on Saturday night, the climax of the US collegiate track and field season. It was O’Sullivan’s final race representing the University of Washington in Seattle, and the 23-year-old made the absolute most of it.
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Mark English moves into world-class territory as he lowers Irish 800m record again to 1:43.92 https://t.co/YrQuXHM8Hh
Wow! 1:43.92 by Mark English to smash the Irish 800m record once again. Sub 1:44 is incredible running https://t.co/YL1Md3X2Si
Efrem Gidey has come a very long way in his 24 years and is fast becoming a role model for young Irish athletes. Caught up with Efrem this week at Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál and the @thedailymile_ie https://t.co/BrGtfGLCzo
