Irish heptathlete Kate O’Connor remains in the bronze medal position with 3,926 points at the close of Friday’s session at the European Championships in Birmingham, sitting just 20 points ahead of her overnight tally from the Tokyo World Championships. Competing across the opening four events, O’Connor trails overnight leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert of Poland and Dutch … Read more
According to RTÉ, Irish athletes are competing across two major international showcases this week as the European Athletics Championships take place in Birmingham and the European Aquatics Championships run concurrently in Paris. Live coverage of both events is available on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player, charting a medal haul that includes gold for Ellen Walshe … Read more
Irish middle-distance runner Sarah Healy finished fourth in the women’s 5,000m final at the European Championships in Birmingham, missing a podium spot by just 0.30 seconds after a tactical race at Alexander Stadium. According to race reports, Healy timed 15:40.95, falling behind Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, who won gold in 15:37.84, along with silver medalist Marta … Read more