| Location | Distance | Type | Championship | Permit | Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | T&F/Sports | No | Yes | N/A |
RTE 2, BBC 1 from Midnight, and Eurosport 1 & 2
Note: Japan Time is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
Irish In Action
There is a strong Cork connection today, with four Irish Men toeing the line, including three walkers. Between David Kenny, Farranfore Maine Valley AC, who heads tomorrow's Irish, in the 20k Walk, at 8:30am, and the 50k duo of Alex Wright, Leevale AC and Brendan Boyce, Finn Valley AC, who hit the road in Saporro, at 9:30pm (This is really an event from Friday's program), we have Andrew Coscoran, Star of the Sea AC, in Semi-Final 1 of the Mens 1500m, at 12 noon.
The three Walkers all have Cork connections: Alex Wright is a member of Leevale AC, while David Kenny, Farranfore Maine Valley AC, is a student at MTU (formerly CIT) and Brendan Boyce, Finn Valley AC, lives in Midleton.
8:30am (20k Walk): David Kenny
David kenny, Farranfore Maine Valley AC - Student in MTU (CIT) - Photo: Giancarlo Colombo/Sportsfile
12:00 Noon (Mens 1500m Semi-Final): Andrew Coscoran - Semi-Final 1
Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea AC) - Photo: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Lineup Mens 1500m Semi-Final 1
21:30pm (Mens 50km Walk): Alex Wright, Leevale AC, and Brendan Boyce
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| Alex Wright, Leevale AC Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile | Brendan Boyce, Finn Valley AC - Lives in Midleton |
| Time | Location | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 14 1:00 - 7:05 | |||||
| 1:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:08 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:10 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump A | ||||
| 1:10 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump B | ||||
| 1:16 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:40 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A | ||||
| 1:40 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump B | ||||
| 1:50 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 2:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:09 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:55 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 3:00 | Olympic Stadium - Triple Jump A | ||||
| 3:05 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A | ||||
| 3:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:39 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:55 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 4:30 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 4:45 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A | ||||
| 4:45 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault B | ||||
| 5:40 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| Session 1 8:30 - 10:05 | |||||
| 8:30 | Sapporo Odori Park | ||||
| Session 15 11:00 - 13:45 | |||||
| 11:15 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 11:20 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A | ||||
| 11:25 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:37 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:10 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:20 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 13:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:20 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:40 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| Session 18 21:30 (-1) - 2:00 | ||||||
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| 21:30 (-1) | Sapporo Odori Park | |||||
Athletics Ireland Preview
European U23 silver medallist David Kenny (Farranfore Maine Valley AC) with lead out Team Ireland in Sapporo on Thursday morning
Kenny goes in the 20k Walk medal decider from 8.30am and the Robert Heffernan trained athlete, who became Ireland’s first ever race walk medalist at the U23 championships last month, will be looking to continue with his impressive form as he targets bettering his PB of 1:23:06
Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea) goes in the first of the two 1500m semi-finals at 12:00pm having secured his place in the line-up with a perfectly judged performance in the heats on Tuesday
With the first 5 in each semi-final (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advancing to the Final, Coscoran will likely need to better his 3:35.66 PB in a race that includes the number 1 and 3 ranked athletes in the world
Coscoran has already shown his big race nous and will be bang there at the bell if this turns into a tactical affair
The men’s 50k Walk takes place at 9.30pm on Thursday evening where the duo of Alex Wright (Leevale) and Brendan Boyce (Finn Valley) make their Tokyo debuts
Wright, who booked his place early for Tokyo with his 1:20:50 PB in Spain in 2019 will be looking to better his 46th place finish on his Olympic debut in Rio in 2016 (1:25:25)
Brendan Boyce will be another looking to build on previous Olympic outings. Boyce finished 26th in London 2012 and 19th in Rio 2016 before going on to continue the progress by producing a 6th place finish at the World Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019
The Robert Heffernan trained athlete has shown that sweltering race conditions are no barrier to his performance and the Finn Valley AC athlete will look to be up amongst the leading contenders as the race enters the final stages
