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James Sullivan takes a closer look into the world of triathlon as he has a chat with Irish Olympian Gavin Noble. Gavin Noble is an elite triathlete from County Fermanagh, Ireland. He represented Ireland at London 2012, placing 23rd, becoming the first Irish male to take part in an Olympic Games in triathlon. He also [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting with Irish middle distance runner John Travers about his experience at the recent European Indoor Championships, his training and his plans for the rest of 2013. John Travers is an elite middle distance runner from Dublin, Ireland. He has represented Ireland at the 2010 World Junior Championships, the 2010 World [...]
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 [...]
James Sullivan is back with part 3 of his A-Z review of the 2012 athletics year. Q – Qatar For over a decade now the Middle-Eastern nation of Qatar has had a very negative impact on athletics with their policy of buying in world class Kenyan athletes to run for the arid nation. However London 2012 [...]
James Sullivan has been having a chat with one of the better Irish performers from the London Olympics, racewalker Laura Reynolds. Laura Reynolds is an elite racewalker from County Leitrim, Ireland. In her debut senior major championship at the 2012 Olympic Games in London she finished in 20th place in the 20k Walk, in a [...]
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 [...]
In 2012 Robert Heffernan (50k Walk) and Brian McGovern (Pole Vault) became the latest men to set new Irish records. But how do these compare to the other marks set by Irish men? James Sullivan has compiled a list of men’s Irish outdoor senior records from the strongest to weakest. Athletics is arguably the most [...]
With less than a week to go until the Olympic women’s 20k race walk, 2009 World silver medalist Olive Loughnane takes time out of her busy schedule to chat to James Sullivan. Olive Loughnane is an elite race walker from County Galway, Ireland. She has represented her country in major championships for over a decade [...]
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 [...]
With the Olympic Games less than one month away James Sullivan has been chatting to London-bound marathon runner Ava Hutchinson. Ava Hutchinson is an elite distance runner from Dublin, Ireland, who specialises in the marathon. She has been selected to represent Ireland at the 2012 London Olympic Games on the back of her 2:35:33 clocking [...]
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