Track and Field
# track-and-field - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Bolt rules out wildcard for worlds
The world’s fastest man says he intends to qualify for the 2013 World Championships at next year’s Jamaican trials.
# track-and-field - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Paralympics: Disappointment for Irish athletes in field, track
As world records were being smashed, Catherine O’Neill and Cathal Miller had to be content with a place outside the medals.
# track-and-field - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Ailis McSweeney: All hail Taylor… and Rudisha
The Bray woman’s heroics will be difficult to follow, but David Rudisha and Usain Bolt are fitting closers to a sensational day.
# track-and-field - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Cragg comes up short in 5,000m
The 31-year-old was 16 seconds outside the time needed to make Saturday’s final at the Olympic Stadium this morning.
# track-and-field - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Track wrap: Pistorius makes history, Merritt out
South African “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius is through to the semi-finals of the men’s 400m, but a hamstring injury has ended LaShawn Merrit’s title defence.
# track-and-field - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
London 2012: Carl Lewis jets in – but won’t watch sprinters
The nine-time Olympic gold medallist won’t be going to the track events. “It’s a personal thing.”
# track-and-field - Saturday 14 July, 2012
English seals place in 800m final at World Junior Championships
The Letterkenny AC athlete qualified after he was one of the fastest losers with a time of 1.47.77.
London 2012: Introducing… Joanne Cuddihy
The 400m athlete and former UCD Medicine student is hoping to make amends for her disappointing performance in 2008.
# track-and-field - Friday 13 July, 2012
Young Irish track stars progress to world championship semi-finals
Mark English and Sarah Lavin will hope to make it through to the final of their respective events on Saturday evening.
# track-and-field - Friday 6 July, 2012
Stars come out for National Track and Field Championships
This weekend is the last chance saloon for those Irish athletes still hoping to achieve the Olympic “A” Standard.
# track-and-field - Thursday 28 June, 2012
Gregan becomes third Irish finalist in Helsinki
Stephanie Reilly also finished sixth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase semi-finals to qualify for the final.
# track-and-field - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
London 2012: Introducing… Deirdre Ryan
High jump hopeful Deirdre Ryan is next under the spotlight as we continue our athlete-by-athlete guide to Ireland’s Olympic squad.
Athletics round-up: Gregan triumphs, Cuddihy disqualified in Helsinki
Meanwhile, Double Para-Olympian champion Jason Smyth finished seventh in his semi-final this evening.
European Championships: Smyth hits the ground running in Helsinki
Derry’s Jason Smyth got his European Championships off to a flying start, securing automatic qualification for the 100m semi-finals.
# track-and-field - Monday 25 June, 2012
Saudis to permit women to compete in Olympics
No female athletes from the country have secured qualification for London 2012 at present.
# track-and-field - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Ireland women’s team finish second in 4x400m relay
Meanwhile, Irish Record Holder Ailis McSweeney ran 12.28 in the 100m.
# track-and-field - Saturday 28 April, 2012
2012 Olympics: Ryan ready to hit that high in London
Now that she’s injury-free, Deirdre Ryan is steeling herself for a rollercoaster ride to London’s Olympic Stadium.
# track-and-field - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
With just 100 days to go until the 2012 Olympic Games, Irish athletes are on their marks
With a little over three months to go to the London games, we look at all the Irish qualifiers so far and who could still make the grade.
# track-and-field - Saturday 10 March, 2012
2012 Olympics: Britton hoping to challenge on three fronts in London
We sat down with steeplechase hopeful Fionnuala Britton to talk gold medals, Olympic dreams and her plans between now and July.
# track-and-field - Monday 5 March, 2012
London, baby: Pena qualifies for Olympic pole vault
The American-born pole vaulter hit the Olympic A standard in California on Saturday.
# track-and-field - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Small packages: O’Rourke among curtailed group for World Indoors
Athletics Ireland will be sending just three athletes to compete in the World Indoor Championships in Turkey on 9 March.
# track-and-field - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
Michael Johnson is the only person mad enough to doubt Usain Bolt
Johnson warned today that Bolt could end up spreading himself too thinly if he tries to win four Olympic golds next summer.
# track-and-field - Thursday 1 September, 2011
Daegu days: Deadly Dai strikes in the 400m hurdles
Here’s everything you need to know about day six at the IAAF World Championships.
# track-and-field - Sunday 28 August, 2011
Daegu days: False start rule ends Cuddihy’s challenge
Here’s everything you need to know about day two at the IAAF World Championships.
WATCH: Bolt disqualified, leaving Blake to win 100m world title
It wasn’t the final which everyone tuned in to see, but it certainly got people talking.
# track-and-field - Tuesday 9 August, 2011
Loughnane makes Irish team for World Championships
Cork athlete Robert Heffernan is also among the 17 athletes in the squad.
# track-and-field - Friday 1 July, 2011
Gaining momentum: Ten more medals for Ireland at Special Olympics
Track and field events yesterday were another showcase for Irish talent, with our medal tally now standing at 44.
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