Saturday August 7th - Sunday August 8th
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 1 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 2 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 3 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 4 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 5 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 7 Summary
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
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| Stephen Scullion | Paul Pollock | Kein Seaward |
Like for yesterday's Womens Marathon, conditions were tough again today, with temperatures close to 30C, with humidity in the high 70's, even if today was somewhat cloudy and overcast. There was some respite from a slight breeze
The conditions led to a high attrition rate with 21 athletes pulling up by 30km, with Stephen Scullion among those, with his race ending by half-way. The casualties including many high profile names
Kipchoge threw down the gauntlet around the 30km mark, covering the next 5k in 14:28, and the lead group was found wanting. He won in 2:08:38, with 1:20 to spare over Nageeye, NED, and Abdi, BEL, a further 2 seconds behind. Kipchoge become only the third ever athlete to retain his Olympic Marathon Title.
Kevin Seaward and Paul Pollock struggled in the latter stages, like the vast majority in the field, nevertheless Seaward made up 24 places after the 25km mark,while Pollock made up 10 places over the same distance. Paul Pollock finished in 58th place, in 2:21:45, while Kevin Seaward finished 71st, in 2:27:48
| Stage | Leader | Scullion | Pollock | Seaward | ||||
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||
| 5km | Petros | 0:15:17 | 73 | 0:15:36 | 90 | 0:16:06 | 103 | 0:16:16 |
| 10km | Kipchoge | 0:30:53 | 86 | 0:32:10 | 92 | 0:32:31 | 97 | 0:32:35 |
| 15km | Do Nascimento | 0:46:03 | 98 | 0:50:47 | 85 | 0:48:27 | 90 | 0:48:37 |
| 20km | Suarez | 1:01:47 | - | - | 1:05:01 | |||
| Half | Mokoka | 1:15:03 | 80 | 1:08:39 | 86 | 1:08:52 | ||
| 25km | Kipchoge | 1:17:24 | 81 | 1:21:37 | 82 | 1:21:52 | ||
| 30km | Kipchoge | 1:32:31 | 73 | 1:39:30 | 71 | 1:38:41 | ||
| 35km | Kipchoge | 1:46:59 | 71 | 1:58:24 | 59 | 1:55:38 | ||
| 40km | Kipchoge | 2:01:55 | 73 | 2:19:00 | 55 | 2:13:59 | ||
| Mar | Kipchoge | 2:08:38 | 71 | 2:27:48 | 58 | 2:21:45 |
Athletics Ireland Report
The Olympic Marathon concluded the invovlement of Irish athletics athletes at these Games in the most brutal hot and humid condiitons in Saporro which saw 30 athletes fail to finish
Kevin Seaward finished 58th and Paul Pollock was 71st after enduring the tough 42km route
The race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge who clocked 2:08:38 despite intense heat with 28 degrees and 80% humidity in Sapporo
There was disappointment for Stephen Scullion who was one 30 to drop out during the event. The 32-year old withdrew before the 20km mark
Seaward and Pollock ran patient races and both were close by going through the half way mark
Seaward, who clained this was his toughest ever race began to make his move with 15km to go and picked up almost 30 places to finish in a time of 2:21:45
“I learned a lot about myself there in terms of resilience and inner strength. I am a teacher, some days I wake up and think what am I doing at the Olympics with all these guys,” said Seward post-race to RTE
“I learned a lot about myself. When I was going through there I was telling myself, ‘you have to be resilient. you tell the children this in school. It is really tough. It is easy to stop. Just don’t. Keep going, keep working hard.’ I learned I can dig deep when I need to.”
Pollock was passed by his Irish team mate as they reached the 20k marker where the humidity had begun to take it's toll
Pollock bravely battled on and although visibly exhausted, he crossed the finish line at an Olympic Games for the second time, clcoking 2:27:48. Pollock also competed at Rio in 2016
Thursday August 5th
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 1 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 2 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 3 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 4 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 5 Summary
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
David Kenny, Farranfore Maine Valley AC,2021 European U23 silver medal winner, finished in 29th place, well above his 50th place ranking, in 1:26:54, under humid and sapping conditions
1500m Semi-Final 1 - Andrew Coscoran
Andrew Coscoran finished 10th, in 3:35.84, marginally outside his 3:35.66 PB. Coscoran was still attached to the group coming into the finishing straight, but was unable to make inroads in the final 'burnout', nevertheless it was an impressive showing by the Star of the Sea AC man
Results of 1500m Semi-Final 1
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 |
Brenday Boyce, Finn Valley AC, finished in 10th place, in 3:53:40, 3:32 behind the winner, Dawid Tamala, Poland, in gruelling and humid conditions, with 12 (25%) of the starters not finishing, including two DQs. Boyce was competitive throughout. Alex Wright, Leevale AC, finished in 29th place, in 4:06:20, a Season's Best, and his best ever global Championship prrformance
Athletics Ireland Report
European U23 silver medallist David Kenny (Farranfore Maine Valley AC) produced a brilliant display in the 20K Walk on his Olympic debut. Kenny secured a top 30 placing to cross the line in 1:26:54 (29th) in extremely tough and humid conditions
The 22-year-old’s tactics were perfect from the offset and saw him comfortably placed in 32nd at the 10k mark
Kenny, who came into the race ranked 50th of those starting, maintained his rhythm to pick up more places before crossing the line in 29th place at his first Olympic Games, a feat which almost mirrored his coach and Olympic bronze medallist Robert Heffernan who finished 28th on his Olympic debut
The race won by Italy’s Massimo Stano of Italy in 1:21:05
Andrew Coscoran's first Olympics came to an end with another brilliant display in the semi-final of the 1500m.
The race would be won by Britain's Jake Wightman in 3:33.48, with the Balbriggan man crossing in 10th in a time of 3:35.84, which was just outside his personal best of 3:35.66
The Paris Olympics in three years' time is now a target for the Star of the Sea athlete who hopes to build on his impressive first showing at an Olympic Games
Speaking to RTE he said: "This is my first world senior event. I've done European indoors. But this is the first world stage and I've made the semis. I'm chuffed, and going forward I think I can get into some of the bigger races like the Diamond League.”
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
11pm: Aoife Cooke, Eagle AC & Fionnuala McCormack
Aoife Cooke, Eagle AC and Fionnuala McCormack, Kilcoole AC
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status | |||
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| Session 18 21:30 (-1) - 2:00 | ||||||
| 21:30 | Sapporo Odori Park | |||||
| Session 16 8:30 - 10:15 | ||||||
| 8:30 | Sapporo Odori Park | |||||
| Session 17 11:50 - 14:55 | ||||||
| 12:25 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 12:37 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 12:50 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | |||||
| 13:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 13:35 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 13:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 14:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| 14:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | |||||
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status | |||
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| Session 21 23:00 (-1) - 2:15 | ||||||
| 23:00 (-1) | Sapporo Odori Park | |||||
MTU Track
Sunday August 29th - Sunday September 5th - Sunday September 12th
Graded Leagues - Mile, April 2019
Edited 12:30pm Thursday August 5th
The 2021 Cork Athletics County Track and Field Championships will be held in MTU Track over three consecutive weekends, From August 29th to September 12th
| Meet
| Date
| Meet Details
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|---|---|---|
| Day 1
| Sunday August 29th
| County Juvenile U17 -19, Junior Senior & Masters T&F Championships
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| Day 2
| Sunday September 5th
| County Juvenile U13 - U16 T&F Championships
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| Day 3
| Sunday September 12th
| County Juvenile U9 - U12 T&F Championships
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Meet Programs & Entry Forms will be published as soon as available
Due to Limitations arising from Number Restrictions - currently set at 200 - arising as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, only limited programs will be available, with some events not provided this year. In addition, athletes will be restricted to two (2) events
Masks must be worn by all present except ONLY while an athlete is actively involved in competition
All persons must bring their OWN Sanitiser
There will NOT be a shop on site
Field athletes must provide their own implements, except for Shot Put
Only Championship entrants, Competition Officials and Event Support Personnel may enter the grounds. Ground entry and exit will be controlled
All persons attending MUST complete the Covid Questionnaire (On-Line Questionnaire and Downloadable PDF Form will be available on the day before each event (i.e. Saturday) and MUST be completed by everyone attending)
Note: The form Must be completed no earlier than 24 hours before the event
Entries must be made in advance (Entry forms will be available nearer the date) and entry fees paid before competition day.
NO entries on the day and NO late entries
Junior and U17-19 Championship events will be incorporated into single events, except where heats are necessary
Medals will be presented at a later stage
All athletes must be Registered Athletics members of a Cork club
Athletics Ireland Film & Photography Guidelines must be complied with. In particular, please only photograph your OWN child. No Group photographs are permitted, to comply with Covid Guidelines. Anyone not in compliance may be asked to leave the venue
Athletes should note that competition will be run in accordance with World athletics rules on footwear. Shoes with a stack height (sole depth) of over 25mm are not permitted in any track events. Competition shoes should be presented at check-in
As far as we are aware, all spikes are compliant with these rules, but many road running shoes may not legally be worn on the track. Athletes will not be allowed to run in non-compliant shoes as it could void the results from the whole race. Athletes must be willing to submit their shoes for inspection before and/or after the race. An athlete lining up wearing non-compliant shoes may be asked to change them. In view of teh tight schedule due to Covid restrictions, races will NOT be held up while an athlete changes shoes
List of compliant and non-compliant shoes is available here, but list may not include older models
Each club may appoint One (1) Team Manager & Team Managers are confined to the stand area.
No other adults are permitted
The Following additional restrictions apply to Day 3
One (1) adult (Parent/Guardian) per family may enter the grounds, and no club team manager is permitted
Masks must be worn by all present aged over 12, except ONLY while an athlete is actively involved in competition. Wearing of masks by those Under 12 is at Parents/Guardians discretion
Along with the above, Only Championship entrants, Competition Officials and Event Support Personnel may enter the grounds
Cork Examiner Article on Cork City Sports 1983
Cork Examiner
Tuesday July 5th 1983
BY BRENDAN MOONEY
SYDNEY MAREE, who went to within 2.11 secs, of the world record when he won the event last year, could be a doubtful starter for the Harp Lager mile, the feature event at Cork City Sports tomorrow night week
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Pretoria-born Maree, second fastest man in the world over the distance last year, has injured a hamstring and has declined an invitation to run against Seb Coe, the world record holder, Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan and the fastest American, Steve Scott, in the Robinson’s Ready Drink Mile at the AAA championships at Crystal Palace on July 23
He committed himself to Cork City Sports a long time ago and up to last night the organisers had no information that would indicate he will not be present. Obviously they will be checking it out today
The City Sports organisers had brought off an enviable coup by bringing Maree and Steve Scott, the fastest man in the world last year, together for the event. Scott is a definite starter and has decided not to compete in the mile at the Donore Harriers meet on Monday night to conserve his energies for the world record bid in Cork
Today they will announce their decision on whether or not they will include John Walker, fourth last year, in the field. The 1976 Olympic 1,500 metre champion and former world mile record holder, contacted them over the weekend from Oslo seeking a place in the field but they could not give him any definite word
There are a couple of places open but obviously they will want to keep those in hand until nearer the meet. Jack Buckmer’s coach, on seeing the quality of the field, has pulled the Loughborough man out while it is now virtually certain neither Steve Cram nor Graham Williamson, second and third last year, will be available
But it is still a field of rare quality. Apart from Scott, Ireland’s Ray Flynn will be in action and John Robson of Scotland also takes his chance. David Taylor has indicated he will be chasing 3 mins. 52secs, at least, on the track where he first broke four minutes
It was announced yesterday that the newly crowned NCAA champion, Frank O’Mara (Limerick) will join the line-up. With Corkman, Marcus O’Sullivan, he brings the Irish representation to four
O’Mara, on scholarship at the University of Arkansas won the NCAA title in 3:40.51 in humid conditions in Houston, Texas, and he was named the outstanding athlete of the meet at the Penn Relay’s where his anchor leg duel with Villanova’s Marcus O’Sullivan in the medley relay was one of the highlights of the meet. This award puts him in alongside Noel Carroll, Frank Murphy, Eamonn Coghlan and Ron Delany
His best time for the mile is 3:58.13, run in Cork two years ago and he has a best of 3:39.50 for 1,500 metres.
British international Tim Hutchings has been included in the field for the CMP 5,000 metres. He had a personal best of 13:25.08 for the distance last year, putting him 17th in the world and he finished sixth behind Thomas Wessinghage in the European championships
Wessinghage will compete in this event and will be joined by Nat Muir, second to Mike McLeod last year and in 1980 and winner in 1981. Limerick man Robert Costelloe has also been added to the list that includes two other English internationals Kevin Forster and Dave Lewis. Both of those are running exceptionally well. Forster has been selected to compete in this week’s World Student Games but will be back home on Thursday
Domingo Tibaduiza, the Pan American champion from Colombia is amongst the entries as is the Welsh champion David James
The 1981 winner Paula Fudge (England) will be in the 3,000 metres. The 1978 Commonwealth Games champion, she set a UK record, 8:48.7 in the event. She will be joined by Chris Benning, Jane Furness, Kim Lock and Ireland’s Monica Joyce who lowered the Irish record to 8%53.4 in the corresponding event last year. This time she wants to beat 8 mins. 50 secs.
Derek O’Connor, who broke Fanahan McSweeney’s record with a 20.96 run at the national junior championships at Santry on Sunday, will be in the line-up for the 200 metres along with Darence Worrell (Trinidad) who ran 21.8 at Banteer on Sunday week
John Treacy may not compete in either the Donore meet on Monday or Cork City Sports on Wednesday. He was ill last week witlAa throat infection and missed out on some training but he ran a good 12 miles on Sunday and, as a result, may decide to run in the 10,000 metres in Oslo at the weekend
Eamonn Coghlan, who runs in the mile at Belfield and the 3,000 metres at Crystal Palace the following Friday night, will be in the line-up for the mile at Oslo as will Ray Flynn
When Coe, Coghlan and Scott meet in the mile at Crystal Palace on July 23, it will be the first clash between the three since 1979 when Coe set a world record in the Golden Mile in Oslo. The race will not start until 10:15 p.m. to allow for live television coverage to the U.S., Japan and Europe
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Looking Back - 25 Years of BLE in Cork
Sunday August 1st
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Ninth place in Heat 1 of the Women's 3000m Steeplechase for Michelle Finn, Leevale AC, in 9:36.26. Eilish Flanagan, running in Heat 3, produced a massive 6 second PB, for 9:34.86, and 12th place in the Heat
Heat 1 Results
Heat 3 Results
13.05pm (400m hurdles Semi-Final): Thomas Barr
Thomas Barr goes in Semi-Final 1 at 1:05pm this afternoon. Running in Lane 6, alongside World Champion Karsten Warholm, in Lane 7, and World number 2, Rai Benjamin, in Lane 5. Thomas is ranked 9th in the World
Lineup 400m hurdles Semi-Final 1
Thomas Barr ran a Season's Best, and his second fastest time ever, 48.26 sec, to finish fourth in Heat 1 today. Thomas clipped one of the hurdles, and it likely made all the difference. With only the first two from each Heat qualifying automatically, along with the next two fastest overall, it was a waiting game for thomas, to see if, hopefully, none of the other non-automatics ran faster tham him. However, European U23 Champion, Sibilio (Italy) ran a 47.93 PB to eliminte Thomas. The luck of the Heat draw didn't favour Thomas, as his time of 48.26 equalled the winning time in Heat 3. He ran the 7th fastest time, but didn't make the Final 8
Athletics Ireland has made two appeals, on grounds of Lane infringement and another on the basis of another athlete dragging his trailing leg around the hurdle, rather than over it. If either, or both appeals are successful, then Thomas will be in the Final. A decision is expected later today
RTE just reported that the appeal has been unsuccessful
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
1:35am (1500m Heats): Ciara Mageean, Sarah Healy
2:30am (200m Heats): Phil Healy
| Start Time | Location | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 8 1:00 - 3:55 | |||||
| 1:00 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 1:35 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:47 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:59 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:20 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A | ||||
| 2:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:30 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 2:38 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:46 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:54 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:02 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:10 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:18 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| Session 9 11:00 - 14:00 | |||||
| 11:20 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A | ||||
| 11:20 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault B | ||||
| 11:25 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:32 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:39 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:00 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 12:05 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:13 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:21 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:35 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:45 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:55 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:15 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:40 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
What is F(lip) Happening????
Australian take on the Relay Changeover
US gone AWOL ...everyone is in place ....Except US
How can this be appealed???? ....I was just Social distancing???
The US and Dominican relay teams were Disqualified earlier today for breaches of Technical Rules, and Ireland, who finished in fourth place in a new National Record of 3:12.88, were elevated to second place. The results were adjusted as below.
Official Results earlier this morning
In the past couple of hours, US media are widely reporting that their team has been reinstated, and, while there has been no mention of an appeal by Dominican republic, the Official results have been changed to the original results, showing both US and Dominican Republic both reinstated, and Ireland relegated to fourth
Official Results at 19:45pm this evening
The Official start list includes Ireland and not US or Dominican Republic
Official Startlist for tomorrow evening's final as at 19:45pm
Videos of the 4x400m Heats that have been shared across social media, including ones shared by Cork Athletics, have been Blocked by IOC under copyright rules
Cork Athletics has reached out to several media sources to see if anyone can throw any light on what's going on, but nobody is any wiser
Friday August 6th
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 1 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 2 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 3 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 4 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 5 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 7 Summary
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
Fionnuala McCormack ran a steady race throughout, finishing in 25th place, in 2:34:09 in gruelling conditions of high temperatures and humidity which took it's toll on the field with 14 athletes not finishing. Aoife Cooke, Eagle AC was one of those, dropping out before the half-way mark. Sinead Diver, from Belmullet, Co. Mayo, but now resident in Australia, and running for that country, was 'neck and neck' with Fionnuala for much of the first half, but gradually drew away, to finish 10th, in 2:31:14
| Stage | Leader | McCormack | Cooke | Diver | ||||
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||
| 5km | 44 | 60 | 34 | |||||
| 10km | 0:36:16 | 35 | 0:36:17 | 70 | 0:36:44 | 30 | 0:36:17 | |
| 15km | 0:53:47 | 25 | 0:53:50 | 77 | 0:55:53 | 24 | 0:53:49 | |
| 20km | Salpeter | 1:11:27 | 23 | 1:11:43 | 80 | 1:16:57 | 25 | 1:11:43 |
| Half | Jepcherir | 1:15:14 | 1:16:41 | 26 | 1:15:41 | |||
| 25km | Jepcherir | 1:28:51 | 25 | 1:29:41 | 21 | 1:29:33 | ||
| 30km | Jepcherir | 1:46:04 | 1:48:06 | 20 | 1:47:36 | |||
| 35km | Kosgei | 2:02:58 | 25 | 2:06:49 | 15 | 2:06:38 | ||
| 40km | Jepcherir | 2:19:59 | 25 | 2:25:59 | 12 | 2:23:32 | ||
| Mar | Jepcherir | 2:27:20 | 25 | 2:34:09 | 10 | 2:31:14 |
Athletics Ireland Report
Fionnuala McCormack marked her fourth Olympic Games with a 25th place finish in the women's Marathon
Conditions in Sapporo were hot and humid from the get go, even with the rescheduled start which saw athletes taking to the gun an hour earlier. The heat began to take it's toll on the field from 20km and saw 10 athletes including Aoife Cooke withdraw shortly after the half way point
Cooke has enjoyed a tremendous 24 months which included taking the Dublin Marathon title in 2019 and will certainly be back in an Irish marathon vest in the future
The race in Sapporo was won a Kenyan one-two, with Peres Jepchirchir upsetting the form guide to get the better of pre-race favourite Brigid Kosgei, with USA's Molly Seidel taking bronze
McCormack backed up a top-20 finish in Rio with a controlled race plan, crossing the line in a time of 2:34:09 for 25th place
The pace early doors was somewhat reserved for an elite field, with Jepchirchir crossing the 10km marker in a time of 36:16
Indeed just five seconds separated the top 50 runners, with McCormack positioning herself well in the early stages, just a second behind the leader
Cooke was among a group that had become a little detached at 10km, 28 seconds down in 70th position before withdrawing at the half way stage
Kosgei, Chemtai Salpeter and Ruth Chepngetich were among the heavy hitters in a group of a dozen at the front, with McCormack 50 seconds down in 26th while keeping within touching distance
The 36-year-old settled into her rhythm, but those at the front upped the pace with 15km to go
McCormack used all of her experience to maintain the 25th place over the final 10k and looked strong as she powered over the line to create another piece of history to add to her illustrious career
In a gripping race for the medals, Salpeter pulled up and the Kenyan pair made a decisive break, with Seidel doing her best to consolidate third
Jepchirchir then upset the form book to accelerate away from Kosgei with 2km remaining to power home strongly for gold in a winning time of 2:27:20, 16 seconds ahead of Kosgei with the American Seidel holding on for third
| Start Time | Location | Event | |||
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| Session 21 22:00 (-1) - 2:15 | |||||
| 22:00 (-1) | Sapporo Odori Park | ||||
| Session 19 10:50 - 14:20 | |||||
| 11:35 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump A | ||||
| 11:45 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:00 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 12:40 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
Cork Athletics Grounds, Slieveroe, Riverstick
Sunday September 26th - Sunday October 3rd - Sunday October 10th
The 2021 Cork Athletics Cross-Country Championships will be held in The Board's Grounds, at Slieveroe, Riverstick, over three consecutive weekends, from September 26th to October 10th
| Meet
| Date
| Meet Details
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|---|---|---|
| Day 1
| Sunday September 26th
| County Juvenile U9-U12 Cross-Country Championships
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| Day 2
| Sunday October 3rd
| County Juvenile U15-U16, U17-U19, Junior, Senior Cross-Country Championships
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| Day 3
| Sunday October 10th
| County Juvenile U13-U14, U23, Novice & Masters Cross-Country Championships
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Meet Programs & Entry Forms will be published as soon as available
Due to Limitations arising from Number Restrictions - currently set at 200 - arising as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, only limited programs will be available, with some events not provided this year. In addition, Juvenile athletes will only be permitted to run in their own year group - no moving up in age
Masks must be worn by all present except ONLY while an athlete is actively involved in competition
All persons must bring their OWN Sanitiser
Except Only where otherwise stated, only Championship entrants, Competition Officials and Event Support Personnel may enter the grounds. Ground entry and exit will be controlled
All persons attending MUST complete the Covid Questionnaire (On-Line Questionnaire and Downloadable PDF Form will be available on the day before each event (i.e. Saturday) and MUST be completed by everyone attending)
Note: The form Must be completed no earlier than 24 hours before the event
Entries must be made in advance (Entry forms will be available nearer the date) and entry fees paid before competition day.
NO entries on the day and NO late entries
Medals will be presented at a later stage
All athletes must be Registered Athletics members of a Cork club
These notices will be updated in due course
Athletics Ireland Film & Photography Guidelines must be complied with. In particular, please only photograph your OWN child. No Group photographs are permitted, to comply with Covid Guidelines. Anyone not in compliance may be asked to leave the venue
One (1) adult (Parent/Guardian) per family may enter the grounds
Day 3 - County Juvenile U13-U14, U23, Novice & Masters Cross-Country Championships
The U23, Novice & Masters Races will be combined, with the Women running 4k and the Men running 6k
These Championships will NOT be held this year
The Following additional restrictions apply - Further restricions will be posted in due course
Masks must be worn by all present aged over 12, except ONLY while an athlete is actively involved in competition. Wearing of masks by those Under 12 is at Parents/Guardians discretion
Along with the above, Only Championship entrants, Competition Officials and Event Support Personnel may enter the grounds
Tuesday August 3rd
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 1 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 2 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 3 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 4 Summary
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
It was a mixed night for Ireland as two athletes, Andrew Coscoran and Leon Reid, progress while Phil Healy and Marcus Lawler's hopes end
1500m Heat 3 - Andrew Coscoran
Andrew Coscoran qualified, from Heat 3 of the Men's 1500m, in one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers, in a time of 3:37.11
400m Women - Heat 6 - Phil Healy
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, ran 51.98 secbut missed out on qualification for the next round. This was Phil's fourth race in 5 days, and at this level, that intensity will have taken it's toll, but Healy has the satisfation and honour of coming home as an Olympic Finalist
200m Men - Heats 6 & 7 - Marcus Lawler & Leon Reid
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| Marcus Lawler - Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho | Leon Reid - Photo: Tommy Dickson/Inpho |
Marcus Lawler and Leon Reid both producd season's bests in Heats 6 and 7 respectively, with just 0.2 sec separation them, but it was al the difference as Reid qualifying, while Lawlers hopes were dashed
Update (13:30pm) - Mens's 200m Semi-Final
Leon Reid, running in Semi-Final 3 of the 200m, ran 20.54, for 7th place, but finished outside the qualification places for the Final, with just two from each Semi, and two non-automatic qualifers proceding to the Final
Athletics Ireland Report
There were ‘heat heroics’ this morning with Andrew Coscoran and Leon Reid advancing to Olympic semi-finals from their respective 1500m and 200m heats
Coscoran (Star of the Sea AC), who was making his Olympic debut in the heats of the 1500m produced a perfect finishing straight burst to book his place Thursday’s semi-final with a time of 3:37:11 which secured a fastest qualifier spot
Coscoran settled into 5th place from the gun and maintained touch with the leading pack before unleashing a strong final 100m to cross in 8th place and claim his place in the next round
Phil Healy’s (Bandon AC) Olympic journey came to an end in the most agonising of fashion, missing out on a place in the semi-final of the 400m by just 0.07 of a second
Healy ran the second fastest outdoor 400m of her career to cross the line in 4th place in her heat in 51.98, made all the more impressive with it being her 4th appearance of the week at these Games
Healy then had to wait for the result of the final heat to see if she could maintain her fastest qualifier spot
Unfortunately, it was not to be, and it brought to an end the groundbreaking Olympic campaign for the Cork star who became the first Irish woman to compete in 3 track events an Olympic Games as she left the 400m starting blocks
It’s been another record-breaking season for Healy and she will no doubt look back with pride at all she has achieved this week
Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers AC) was next of the Irish out on track, finishing 6th in his 200m heat in a time of 20.73 which although was a season’s best, was not enough to make it through to the semi-final
Lawler was another victim of a tough draw with two of the top 10 ranked athletes in the world lining up in his heat which was always going to make qualification difficult
The 2019 World University Games bronze medallist can take great heart from producing a season’s best on the biggest stage of all
Leon Reid (Menapians AC) was also in 200m heat action, taking his place alongside the world number one Noah Lyles (USA) who would subsequently go on to cruise to the win in heat 7
The Irish 200m record holder appears to be peaking just at the right time however, and the Menapians speedster also booked his place in the semi-final which will take place later this afternoon (12.50pm Irish time)
Reid crossed in 4th place in a season’s best 20.53 to claim one of the fastest qualifier spots
Currently no Irish athletes are scheduled for Wednesday 4th Aug
| Start Time | Location | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 12 1:00 - 4:25 | |||||
| 1:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:05 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 1:08 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:16 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:35 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:43 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:51 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:55 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A | ||||
| 1:55 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump B | ||||
| 2:35 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump A | ||||
| 2:35 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump B | ||||
| 2:35 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 3:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:08 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:16 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:40 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A | ||||
| 3:40 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B | ||||
| Session 13 10:30 - 14:00 | |||||
| 10:30 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump A | ||||
| 10:30 | Olympic Stadium - High Jump B | ||||
| 11:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:05 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A | ||||
| 11:05 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B | ||||
| 11:12 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:38 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:46 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:15 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 12:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:38 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:46 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:05 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:30 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:38 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:46 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:55 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
Monday August 2nd
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Ciara Mageean at the front of 1500m - Photo: James Crombie/Inpho
Ciara Mageean finished in 10th place in Heat 1, in 4:07.29. Having been at the front early in the race, Mageean slipped back on the final lap. An upset Mageean revealed afterwards that she had suffered a calf strain in recent weeks, and could only jog lightly until now. She was still in with an outside chance until the third and final Heat, the fastest of the three, which was won by Kipyegon, in 4:01.40, pulling three of the non-automatic qualifiers with her, and ending Mageean's hopes
Sarah Healy in action in 1500m - Photo: James Crombie/Inpho
Heat 3 also saw 20 year old Sarah Healy on the track, finishing in 11th place, in 4:09.78, in her first Olympics
Heat 1 Results
Heat 3 Results
200m Women
Phil Healy crosses the finish line in the Women's 200m
There was no joy for Phil Healy, Bandon AC, in Heat 6 of the 200m, finishing 5th, in a Season's Best of 23,21 sec. This was Phil's third race in four days, with the 400m still to come tomorrow. Besides being an Olympic Finalish, in the Mixed 4x400m, Phil is the first Irish Olympic athletics athlete to qualify in three events.
200m Heat 1 Results
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 1 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 2 Summary
Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Irish Day 3 Summary
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
1:05am (1500m Heats): Andrew Coscoran
1:45am (400m Heats): Phil Healy
3:05am (200m Heats): Marcus Lawler, Leon Reid
| Start Time | Location | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 10 1:00 - 4:35 | |||||
| 1:00 | Olympic Stadium - Triple Jump A | ||||
| 1:00 | Olympic Stadium - Triple Jump B | ||||
| 1:05 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:16 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:20 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 1:27 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:45 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 1:53 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:01 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:09 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:17 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:25 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 2:50 | Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A | ||||
| 2:50 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 3:05 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:13 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:21 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:29 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:37 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:45 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 3:53 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 4:20 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| Session 11 11:00 - 13:55 | |||||
| 11:10 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:15 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A | ||||
| 11:18 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:20 | Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A | ||||
| 11:26 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:34 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 11:42 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:00 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:20 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:35 | Olympic Stadium - Long Throws | ||||
| 12:40 | Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B | ||||
| 12:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 12:58 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:06 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:25 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
| 13:50 | Olympic Stadium - Track | ||||
Saturday July 31st
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
First on the track for Ireland today was Mark English who finished fourth in Heat 5 of the Mens 800m, outside of the qualification spots
Sarah Lavin ran 13.16 secs, for 7th place in Heat 2 of the Womens 110mH. This was Sarah's second fastest time ever, but wasn't enough for her to progress
13:35pm Today - Mixed 4x400m Final: Ireland
Ireland's Mixed 4x400m Relay Team run in the Olympic Final, at 13:35
Irish 4x400m Relay Team: Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Cillin Greene & Chris O'Donnell
Ireland are now drawn in Lane 1
Results of 2020 Olympics 4x400m Mixed Relay Final
Ireland produced another gutsy performance today, and finished in 8th position, in 3:15.04. Well done to our quartet, who ran in Ireland's first ever Olympic Relay Final
Ireland's Mixed 4x400m Relay Team
Video - Enjoy before its Blocked!
Athletics Ireland Day 2 Summary
It was a historic afternoon for Irish athletics with the Irish team of Cillin Greene (Galway City Harriers AC), Chris O'Donnell (North Sligo AC), Phil Healy (Bandon AC), and Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) becoming Ireland's first ever relay team to race in an Olympic final in the mixed 4 x 400m medal decider.
The Irish team who would ultimately finish in 8th place produced another superb performance, posting the second fastest ever time by an Irish mixed 4 x 400m team (second only to yesterday's national record) to round out an incredible two days for the team.
Cillin Green led Ireland out from the gun in lane 1 and picked up Baker from GB in lane 2 as he handed over to Phil Healy for the second leg.
The Bandon athlete maintained position as she handed over to Becker in what was another historic milestone, with both women becoming only the 8th and 9th Irish females to compete in an Olympic track final.
Becker safely transitioned the baton to O'Donnell who took to the final leg in 8th place where he ran hard to try reel in the Jamaican athlete in 7th.
O'Donnell gave his all but was just pipped to 7th as he crossed the line for 3:15.04 and an 8th place finish at an Olympic Games.
The medals would go the way of:
1 Poland 3:09.87 - OR
2 Dominican Republic 3:10.21 - NR
3 United States of America 3:10.22 - SB
The breakthrough performances over the last two days bring to an end a stunning season for the relay teams and will no doubt inspire future success in the discipline.
A special word must go to Robert McDonnell (Galway City Harriers AC) and Cliodhna Manning (Kilkenny City Harriers) who were also part of the relay squad in Tokyo and were a key part in pushing the team to this Olympic final.
Mark English (Finn Valley AC) was first of the Irish in action this morning in the heats of the 800m where he just missed out on progressing to the semi-final stage after finishing 4th.
It was a physical race from the gun which made getting a leading position difficult. The opening lap was dramatic in itself with English battling with the French runner Benjamin Robert for track position in the opening 200m before the Dominican Republic runner Dennick Luke fell to the ground as the pace began to quicken.
The Finn Valley AC athlete crossed the line in 1:46.75, which was just 0.16 seconds behind Polish runner Patryk Dobek for the 3rd automatic qualifying spot.
Post-race English said: "Coming into the year, my two goals were to qualify for the Olympics, and get a new Irish record, and I did that."
Although disappointed at not making the semi-final stage, English can still look back on a fantastic season which saw him break both the indoor and outdoor 800m records on his way to qualifying for an Olympic Games.
Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) was also one of the early starters this morning, going in the heats of the 100m hurdles.
Lavin put in a brilliant performance to run the second fastest race of her life (13.16), but her 7th place finish was not enough to see her progress to the next round. It was a stacked heat with USA's Kendra Harrison winning in 12.74 seconds.
Lavin can take much from her experience and from her superb season which has seen her break that sub 13 seconds mark in a new PB of 12.95PB earlier this season.
There will be no doubt be further sub 13 performances to come for the Limerick athlete over the next 3 years.
Speaking to RTE, she commented: “…. I wasn't here five years ago, and I'll be here in three years, hopefully. Obviously, I want to go further than the heats."
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
Irish In Action
Tokyo 2020
Startlists & Reports
Womens 800m
Louise Shanahan Fastest as Irish Bow Out
Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC, was fastest of the three Irish women in last night's 800m heats, but, like Nadia Power, DCH AC, and Siofra Cléirigh Buttner, was unable to progress, with all three finishing 7th in their respective heats.
Results of 800m Heat 2
Nadia Power was first of the Irish on track at these Olympics, going in Heat 2 of 6, where she finished 7th in 2:03.74. Nadia was in 5th place along the back straight, but, when the pack went for home, Nadia appeared unable to change gears, and slipped back
Results of 800m Heat 3
Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC, was next up, in Heat 3, and also finished in 7th place, in 2:03.57, the fastest of the three Irish women. Louise was still with the pack at the bell, in 62 sec, and went into 5th place on the back straight, while the pack was still together.
Results of 800m Heat 4
Siofra Cléirigh Buttner was the last of the three Irish women to go, in Heat 4, where she also finished 7th, in 2:04.62
Results of 400mH Heat 3
Thomas Barr qualifies in second place, in 49:02 secs, behind World Champion, Norwegian Karsten Warholm,, who won in 48.65 secs. Thomas was third coming into the finishing straight, but produced his trade-mark finish to take second place
4x400m Heat 1Irish 4x400m Relay Team: Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Cillin Greene & Chris O'Donnell
Ireland's mixed 4x400m team of Cillin Greene, Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Sophie Becker and Chris O'Donnell set a new Irish record of 3:12.88, to finish second and qualify automatically for tomorrow night's final.
Ireland finished in 4th place, but red hot favouurites USA were DQ'd, along with Dominican Republic
Irish Splits
Athletics Ireland Report on Athletics Day 1
Ireland second largest ever Olympic team (athletics) started their Tokyo quests in the early hours of this morning (Friday July 30th).
The Irish Women’s 800m division has given Irish athletics fans some of the biggest highlights on the track over the past 16 months and Tokyo trio of Nadia Power, Louise Shanahan, and Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, who have been to the fore in bringing the division to a new level, were the first to take to the Olympic Stadium track for the 800m heats.
Nadia Power (Dublin City Harriers AC) was first of the three to make her Olympic debut, finishing in 7th place in her heat in a time of 2.03.74 which was not enough to progress to the semi-finals.
Power has enjoyed a phenomenal two years of progress on the indoor and outdoor circuit which saw her smash the Irish 800m indoor record earlier this year. Power will take a great deal from her Olympic experience and will no doubt be setting her sights even higher over the next 3 years.
Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC) went in the third of the 800m heats and put herself well in position at the bell, only to lose touch with the leading pack as the race turned into a burnup in the final 250m. Shanahan crossed the line in 7th place in a time of 2.03.57 to round out a stunning season which concluded with her earning her first green singlet (senior) at an Olympic Games on the back of a brilliant national championship winning performance.
Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was the last of the 800m trio in action. The DSD athlete raced towards the rear of the leading pack and was boxed in approaching the bell as the pace of the race began to increase. Buttner would cross the line in 7th place in a time of 2.04.62, finishing off a season which saw her break the national indoor record in a year to remember for Irish 800m running.
Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC), who finished in 4th place at the Olympics in Rio was back mixing it with the best in the heats of the 400m Hurdles. Barr ran powerfully down the home-straight to claim second place and an automatic qualifying spot in 49.02 which will see him claim a favourable lane for the semi-final on Sunday.
Barr was joined in Heat 3 by World record holder Karsten Warholm (NOR) who would go on to cross the line in first place in 48.65.
Coverage on RTE 2 and BBC 1 begins at Midnight most nights, while Eurosport 1 & 2 (Sky Channels 410 and 411) have round-the-clock coverage, including replays
Note: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Ireland
Irish In Action
1:50am (800m Heats): Mark English
2:45am (100m Hurdles Heats): Sarah Lavin
