Category Archives: Athletics

Rhasidat Adeleke Breaks Irish 200 Metres Record: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – May 16 2021

Posted on May 17, 2021 by admin

Adeleke breaks Irish 200 metre record in the Big Apple By Daire Walsh Tallaght native Rhasidat Adeleke set another landmark in her young career by breaking the Irish 200 metre record at the Big 12 Championships in Manhattan on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Nadia Power Finishing Fourth In European Indoor Championships: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – March 6 2021

Posted on March 6, 2021 by admin

Disappointment for Power and Travers in Poland By Daire Walsh THERE was disappointment for Templeogue’s Nadia Power at Toruń in Poland on Saturday evening as she finished fourth in the semi-final of the women’s 800 metres at the European Indoor … Continue reading →

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Piece On Rhasidat Adeleke Breaking 400m Indoor Record: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – February 28 2021

Posted on February 28, 2021 by admin

Rhasidat Adeleke sets new Irish indoor record By Daire Walsh Tallaght’s Rhasidat Adeleke set a new landmark in her burgeoning athletics career on Saturday evening by breaking the Irish Junior 400m indoor record. Representing the University of Texas at the … Continue reading →

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Piece On Nadia Power Breaking The 800m Record For A Second Time: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – February 17 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by admin

Power breaks 800m record once again By Daire Walsh Templeogue’s Nadia Power maintained her whirlwind start to 2021 by setting yet another 800 metre Irish indoor record at the World Indoor Tour in Torún, Poland on Wednesday. Just 18 days earlier … Continue reading →

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Piece On Nadia Power Winning Gent Race Meet: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – February 13 2021

Posted on February 14, 2021 by admin

Impressive Power triumphs in Gent By Daire Walsh Templeogue native Nadia Power continued her excellent start to 2021 by winning the 800 metres race at an IFAM meeting in Gent, Belgium on Saturday. Two weeks ago, Power set a new … Continue reading →

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Piece On Nadia Power Breaking 800 Metres Record: The Tallaght Echo (Online) – January 30 2021

Posted on January 30, 2021 by admin

Power breaks indoor record in Austrian capital By Daire Walsh NADIA Power made a blistering start to her 2021 indoor season after setting a new Irish 800 metres indoor record on her way to a second-place finish at the Vienna … Continue reading →

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Children’s Sport Patricipation And Physical Activity Study Launch: John Treacy & Catherine Woods – The Irish Examiner – September 27 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by admin

John Treacy calls for Olympic ban if Russians guilty of wrongdoing By Daire Walsh Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy has called on Russia to be banned from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo if they are found to have manipulated data … Continue reading →

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Irish Life Health Schools Fitness Challenge 2018: Thomas Barr – The Irish Examiner – 11 September 2018

Posted on September 11, 2018 by admin

Thomas Barr eyes the Diamond lights as he looks to build on Euro medal By Daire Walsh He made the podium at last month’s European Championships and now Waterford hurdler Thomas Barr is hell-bent on reaching greater heights in his … Continue reading →

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Centra Let’s Walk Initiative Launch: Rob Heffernan – The Irish Examiner – September 23 2014

Posted on September 24, 2014 by admin

Heffernan still coming to terms with Zurich failure By Daire Walsh More than a month has passed since the European Championships in Zurich, but for World Champion walker Rob Heffernan, the memory of his withdrawal from the 50km final is still … Continue reading →

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Derval O’Rourke Piece (Coca-Cola Thank You Fund Launch) – The Irish Examiner – May 8 2014

Posted on May 9, 2014 by admin

Legal meddling means O’Rourke still awaiting bronze medal from 2013 By Daire Walsh Derval O’Rourke will have to wait a while longer before finally receiving her bronze medal from the 2013 European Indoor Championships, after she revealed yesterday that legal … Continue reading →

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