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Athletics 2025

yerwanthere123

New thread for a new season!

Some key dates on the calendar this year:

European Indoor Championships, Apeldoorn: 6th-9th March

World Indoor Championships, Nanjing: 21st-23rd March

Diamond League, commencing in Xiamen: 26th April - 28th August

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo: 13th - 21st September

Here's to a great year!

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yerwanthere123

Sarah Healy about to get going in the women's 3000. A medal is probably a tough ask, but not totally out of the question. Fingers crossed!

horsebox1977

She's done well and she can only beat whose in front of her but the top 9 from the Olympics didn't compete in the worlds, which may have a misleading perception about where she stands. Some of those are probably close to retirement KJT etc..

Just looking at the results from Paris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_heptathlon

Vannigan has made unbelievable progress, especially in the jumps and shot.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123285469#Comment_123285469

You don't say, wow your cutting edge commentary is a lot to be desired

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123284488#Comment_123284488

Kate O'Connor is quickly becoming the superstar of Irish athletics. I'd say cracking the world top 10 is a very low ball assessment of her expectations. Listening to an interview with her, she is aiming for much higher and seems to have the talent to back it up.

Dodge

think some are being harsh on Coscoran for what it’s worth. Ran a decent race. Top 2 was a real tough ask

Pherekydes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123283414#Comment_123283414

Yep, 11:15 and 11:33 tomorrow morning.

Cosmo Kramer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123284131#Comment_123284131

Rinse and repeat for Coscoran unfortunately. Just not a championship performer.

Fantastic achievement from O'Connor though, much as I preferred the drama of the 800 at the Europeans, showing the ability to back it up at the World's is very impressive, and a medal upgrade too.

Will be interesting to see how much she can improve her heptathlon PB this year, with javelin being her best event she should go well if she can stay fit, maybe crack the top 10 in the world or better.

Speak Now

Unreal 2 weeks for Kate 🥈🥉

yerwanthere123

World Indoors silver medal for Kate O'Connor!

DeeRunning90

There's a big difference between a Champs and the Millrose Games. More tactics required rather than fast times. Hopefully he has a good run in the 3000m

[Deleted User]

Ive been watching Coscaran for a while as he is a local lad, fantastic talent, but he doesn't seem to put as much into or maybe gets it wrong more often at championship running compared to the elite events like the Millrose and New Balance games

Rossi7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123284131#Comment_123284131

Think he thought he was too good for the field and back fired.

Kate O'Connor just needs to beat the American by 0.3secs for silver, nearly 2 sec PB better than her too 🤞

yerwanthere123

Poor run for Andrew Coscoran I think, should've made the final

Speak Now

3 PBs out of 4 again for Kate, has a chance of silver if she's runs another hot 800m.

Pherekydes

Another PB in round 2, 6.32m, and a poor first attempt for Vanninen.

Coscoran up soon in the 1500m heats, against Ingebrigtsen, only 2 to qualify (plus one fastest)

Pherekydes

Long Jump PB for Kate with her very first attempt, 6.30m. With the 800 to go (plus 2 more jumps) she's a great chance of a medal.

walshb

3000 metres are straight finals?

Speak Now

Kate going well, 2 PBs and 2nd overall after 3 events. Will still need something special to get a medal.

[Deleted User]

JFYI: Mark English and Cian McPhillips have both withdrawn due to injury. McPhillips will be out for several months with a stress fracture.

Sarah Healy is clearly our most likely medalist. There are three Ethiopians in the 3000m, but given her current form, I don’t believe she needs to be in any way intimidated. Would love to see her bag another medal.

Kate O’Connor might have an outside shot given that the multi-events field is practically identical to Apeldoorn. Andrew Coscoran and Sarah Lavin will be aiming for finals.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123279878#Comment_123279878

You should be able to find a live stream on the World Athletics website. You’ll probably need to register though.

deisedude

Are the morning sessions available to watch in Ireland? I see BBC are doing the evening sessions but the morning sessions are behind the red button

yerwanthere123

Timetable for Nanjing, adjusted for Irish time

Dodge

Gormley has made it. So many withdrawals! Only 14 entered (inc 2 Irish men)

Dodge

Ireland team for world indoors named

Sarah Healy (3000m)

Andrew Coscoran (1,500m, 3,000m)

Sarah Lavin (60m H)

Kate O’Connor (Pent)

*Mark English (800m)
*Cian McPhillips (800m)
*Sophie O’Sullivan (1,500m)

*These are pending confirmation from the top lists. They also named James Gormley here but he has no chance of getting a spot

Adeleke and Mawdsley qualified but don’t go. Bori Akinola and Lucy May Sleeman are in the top lists positions but didn’t meet the standard

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123249057#Comment_123249057

Yeah a disappointing championship for Anning.

I suppose that's the uncertainty indoor running isn't it. Just look at how unlucky Koster was in what is normally a little less of a chaotic event.

I think the track might have added to the chaos as well, with relatively short straights making overtaking harder

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123248293#Comment_123248293

She is, but I was hoping Amber Anning might beat her. Anning has had a nightmare champs. DQ-ed in the individual and then obstructed by Peeters in the relay. Very unlucky.

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123248287#Comment_123248287

Apparently she has been nursing an injury since after the Olympics. Raftery and Greene also out injured. I wonder should Becker be keeping an eye out to freshen up her training setup?

Phoenix3

That's the most intense hour of Irish athletics that I have ever experienced .Well done to tge entire team.

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Mighty

diego_b

Fantastic stuff, that hour was amazing. There was opportunities there and they all took them which was great to see. Mark English does have my nerves shattered at times but great he got there, from the gap opening for him in the heats it's just been there for his this champs.. Sarah Healy, was screaming at the tele from 3 laps to go could see the gold was on…what a run from her and delighted for her. And Kate O'Connor, on a superb day of pbs for her…a superb run in the 800m to win the bronze. Briliant stuff all around.