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 [...]
The Olympic Games took place recently and James Sullivan was in London for the 9 days of athletics competition. Here he gives his own personal take on the event, from the enormous crowds in the Olympic stadium to the best Irish and international performances. Irony is an Irishman travelling half way around the world to [...]
James Sullivan has been having a chat with Maeve Kyle, OBE, Ireland’s first ever female Olympian, about her experiences in Melbourne, Rome and Tokyo, about life in Ireland during the 1950s and about the upcoming London Olympics. Maeve Kyle is a former athlete from County Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1956 she became the first woman to [...]
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 [...]
The 2011 World Athletics Championships took place recently in Daegu, South Korea, and James Sullivan was in the stadium for all 9 days of action. Here he gives his own personal take on the championships, with the most memorable moments, the Irish performances and some Korean oddities being among the areas discussed. After five days in Seoul, [...]
With the World Championships in Daegu just one month away, James Sullivan has been having a chin-wag with Ireland’s hurdling heroine Derval O’Rourke. Derval O’Rourke is an elite athlete from County Cork, Ireland, who competes in the women’s 100 metres hurdles. Her big breakthrough was in 2006 when she claimed the gold medal at the [...]
With the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea just 11 weeks away, our track and field correspondent James Sullivan has been previewing the Women’s 100 Metres Hurdles, currently one of the most open events on the programme. Of the 47 events that will be contested at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu this [...]
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