Results

Dublin teams produced a number of fine results at the preliminary round of the National Track and Field League held at Santry on Sunday (June 25). A  new approach to qualification for the league final had seventeen club teams and a further seven county teams competing at the same time. That format resulted in up to four rounds in some races, ...

In a blanket finish to the women’s 1500m  at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on Tuesday (June14), Sarah Healy of UCD AC bided her time before sprinting home for victory in 4:03.85. Finishing  on her heels were Gaia Sabatini of Italy in 4:03.88 and British athlete Ellie Baker  in 4:03.95. Healy is now training with Trevor Painter...

ANOTHER RECORD FOR RHASIDAT Star of the week - again! - was sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke of Tallaght AC. Adeleke not only won the  NCAA 400m title on Saturday (June 10), in Austin, Texas she smashed her own Irish record with a time of 49.20 - her seventh Irish record this season.  To make the final, Adeleke had won her semi-final with a time o...

Aaron Smith of Cilles AC was the winner of the Dublin 10,000m Championships held as part of the fourth Dublin Graded Track and Field Meet at the UCD track in Belfield on Saturday (June 3) .Smith crossed the line in 32 mins 3.48 secs. Second in 32:35.07 was former Irish marathon champion Sean Hehir now with the Croghan club in Wexford after man...