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Athlete Q&A – Marian Heffernan

by admin on March 27, 2012 · No Comments

Having previously chatted to Claire Bergin, James Sullivan is back with an interview with another of the Irish women’s 4x400m relay quartet, Marian Heffernan. Marian Heffernan is an elite sprinter from County Cork, Ireland. She is currently a member of the Irish 4x400m relay team which finished 12th at the recent World Athletics Championships in [...]

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The A-Z of the 2011 Athletics Year (Part 3)

by admin on January 12, 2012 · No Comments

A little later than planned, but James Sullivan is back with the final installment of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 3 (Q-Z) Q – Qualification standards With the London Olympics only around the corner, the dreaded B-Standard debate is well and truly under way. The Olympic Council of Ireland has firmly stated [...]

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Athlete Q&A – Claire Bergin

by admin on October 17, 2011 · No Comments

James Sullivan has been talking to Olympian Claire Bergin, currently a member of the Irish 4x400m team, about her experiences at the Vancouver Olympics and the recent Daegu World Athletics Championships, and her hopes for 2012. Claire Bergin is an elite sprinter and bobsledder  from Dublin, Ireland. She was a member of the Irish bobsleigh team which [...]

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World Athletics Championships 2011 – Track, Field, and a touch of Madness

by admin on September 9, 2011 · No Comments

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, [...]

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