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James Sullivan has been having a chat with one of Australia’s bright prospects, long jumper Brooke Stratton. Brooke Stratton is an elite athlete from Melbourne, Australia who competes predominantly in the long jump. She finished 10th at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy, 6th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada and [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting to Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon, finalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Steven Solomon is an elite athlete from Sydney, Australia, who specialises in the 400m. At the 2012 World Junior Championships he claimed the bronze medal in a personal best time of 45.52 seconds. Just four weeks later [...]
James Sullivan has been talking to another of Ireland’s rising stars, middle distance junior athlete Siofra Cleirigh Buttner. Siofra Cleirigh Buttner is a middle distance athlete from Dublin, Ireland. She won a silver medal over 1500m at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival. At the 2012 World Junior Championships she reached the semi-finals of the [...]
In 2012 Tori Pena (Pole Vault), Mairead Murphy (Heptathlon) and Anita Fitzgibbon (Javelin) became the latest women to set new Irish records. But how do these compare to the other marks set by Irish women? James Sullivan has compiled a list of women’s Irish outdoor senior records from the strongest to weakest. Athletics is arguably the most [...]
Most of us here like to run. Many enjoy a good night on the beer. But why not do both? James Sullivan has been chatting to the man who has mastered the art of performing both simultaneously, the unofficial beer mile world record holder Josh Harris of Australia. Josh Harris is an elite runner from [...]
James Sullivan is back with another athlete Q&A, this time with 1500m runner Rory Chesser. Rory Chesser is an elite middle distance runner from County Clare, Ireland. He has won multiple national titles over 3000m Steeplechase and represented Ireland over 1500m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. James: Thank you for taking the [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting with London-bound race-walker Colin Griffin. Colin Griffin is an elite race-walker from County Leitrim, Ireland. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 50k Walk and has qualified for London 2012 in the same event. He finished in 11th place at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. His [...]
James Sullivan is back with another Q&A, this time with Irish middle distance runner Thomas Chamney, 3rd on the Irish all-time list for 800m. Thomas Chamney is an elite middle distance runner from County Cork, Ireland. He has competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games over 800m, and at two World Championships, at Osaka in [...]
The next athlete in The Running Review hotseat is sprinter Niamh Whelan, who talks to James Sullivan about her background in the sport and her plans for 2012. Niamh Whelan is an elite sprinter from County Waterford, Ireland. She finished 11th in the 200m at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, missing out on a place in [...]
It has been another eventful year of athletics, with jaw dropping performances, some shock results, along with a touch of controversy. James Sullivan takes us through Part 1 of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 1 (A-H) A – Allyson One of track and field’s finest ambassadors, Allyson Felix, had another eventful [...]
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