Sinead Kissane

1 week ago | independent.ie | Sinead Kissane

‘It was to show that I’m not done to my competitors’ – age motivating Mark English to reach new levelsDespite being one of the oldest competitors in the field at 32, the 800m star is in the form of his life under Australian coach Justin RinaldiMark English at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands. Photo: GettyMark English has a knack for defying norms. No such thing as a comedown the year after competing in his third Olympics. No such thing as age slowing him down as he settles into his 30s.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Sinead Kissane

In his first interview with an Irish newspaper, Sonia O’Sullivan’s husband Nic Bideau talks about the mindset that existed during his wife’s career and how daughter Sophie has a winner’s beliefNic Bideau still remembers a conversation he had 25 years ago straight after Sonia O’Sullivan, his partner and future wife, finished second in the 5,000m Olympic final in Sydney.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Sinead Kissane

‘It was hard when there’s not a reason for an under-performance.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Sinead Kissane

‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’ Winning the 3000m gold at the European Indoors has been a turning point for Sarah Healy, who is hitting new heights after reaching ‘rock bottom’ last year Sarah Healy talks about boost of winning European indoor gold this year and her training set-up in Manchester The day after Sarah Healy was knocked out of the Paris Olympics last August, her coach Jenny Meadows raised a question that was difficult...

1 month ago | independent.ie | Sinead Kissane

Water polo might not be the most common answer to the ‘what-the-Olympian-did-next’ trope, but for Riordan, it was the right antidote to help her immediate post-swimming life. She went to her first water polo training session at the National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown with her new club, St Vincent’s Water Polo Club, just a month after the Paris Olympics. Two weeks ago, she helped them win the Irish Senior Cup in Limerick.