Record Breaking! Ciara Mageean finished 10th in the 1500m final, the 1st NI Female athlete to make a World Championship final and she finished in a new NI record and PB of 4:00.15.
Congratulations
@ciaramageean
! What a great race.
#Doha2019
#NIRecord
@20x20_ie
@FemSportsForum
Wishing
@scullion262
all the very best
@LondonMarathon
tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing his 61:08
@CoastHalf
translate to a new marathon PB! Tune into BBC1 to see him race 1015hrs. For elite women’s race at 0715hrs, tune to BBC2.
#The40thRace
📣 Record Alert 📣
Congratulations to Roisin Flanagan on a new NI record in the Women's 5,000m this evening at the
#Birmingham2022
Commonwealth Games. The new record time is: 15:26.76, beating her own previous record of 15:28.41 set in April this year.
@SportNINet
@GoTeamNI
🎉 Tommy Hughes Sets New Marathon Record 🥇
Strive Racing Club’s Tommy Hughes set a new record once again at yesterday’s Lisburn Festival of Running Marathon with a time of 2:30:02, making a new Over 60 World Marathon record.
Full story:
Ciara Mageean becomes the first Irish Woman to break the 2 Min 800m Time in Switzerland and breaks the NI & Irish records in a time of 1:59.69.
Full story:
Fabulous to have
@scullion262
leading the 10k from start to finish before crossing the line in 29:13. He led a host of runners including
#marathonpotential2024
members to personal bests. James Edgar 🥈29:54 PB,
@ConanMcCaughey
🥉30:27 (PB) - A spectacle to behold
62:58 ands new PB for
@Kevrunning
at the World Half where he finished 58th. Well done Kevin and
@irishathletics
teammate Hugh Armstrong who finished 70th in 63:37.
Huge congratulations
@scullion262
on 61:12 Half Marathon
@CoastHalf
for a new NI record. Thanks to
@spikedshoe
for providing the commentary of the event whilst commentating at the NI & Ulster Champs and keeping us all up to date! We’re having a great day!
71:40 for
@McGlynnAnnMarie
in the World Half. 42nd place. Superb performance and we are celebrating a new Northern Ireland record! Next up
@Kevrunning
!! Good luck!!
Congratulations to Ann Marie McGlynn
@LetterkennyAc
who gained a huge PB and Commonwealth Standard of 2:29.34 at today’s Wrexham Elite Marathon, narrowly missing out on the Olympic standard by four seconds.
We are so proud of Tommy Hughes who broke the M60 World HM Record
@CoastHalf
yesterday- a quick look at the WAVA tables shows time is equivalent of 57:47!
@Mo_Farah
time equivalent 59:22 on same tables! Hope you’re resting today Tommy but you’re probably not!! 👏🏼
🌟 Birmingham 2022 🌟
Provisional results for the Women's 1500m, and it's SILVER for Ciara Mageean in a season's best time of 4:04.14.
#Birmingham2022
@GoTeamNI
@SportNINet
4th is the most difficult place to be!Coached by his Dad North Down's Aaron Sexton has had an outstanding schoolboy athletics career.Aaron retains Europe's fastest U20 200m time but lost out on the line in the fight for medals.We wish him well as he follows his dream
@UlsterRugby
🌟 Zak Hanna 5th in World Mountain Running Championships 🌟
Newcastle & District AC’s Zak Hanna finished 5th in the World Mountain and Trial Running Championships in Chaingmai, Thailand yesterday across the 8.5k course:
#MountainRunning
#WorldAthletics
Many congratulations to John Glover on his BEM for services to athletics. Very well deserved & great recognition for such a stalwart of our sport - coach, official, announcer, starter, statistician, photographer, LVAC president & ANI VP, course measurer & athlete. Well done John!
🥇 Medal Alert 🥇
Mid Ulster AC's Nick Griggs (Coach: Barrie Holmes) takes GOLD at the European U20 Championships in the Men's 3000m, in a time of 8:17.18.
Full results can be seen here:
#EuropeanU20
@irishathletics
@EuroAthletics
We're delighted to reveal that Amy Foster has been added to Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games athletics team and will run the 100 and 200 metres
@GC2018
- it will be her third Games appearance!
#GoTeamNI
Congratulations to Aaron Sexton (North Down AC) on his 2 meeting records at the Irish Schools Championships
1st in the Senior Boys 100m in 10.43s
1st in the 200m in 20.69
Aaron is the fastest junior in Europe for the 200m.
#irishschools
#trackandfield
#records
#youthathletics
Congratulations to Nick Griggs (Mid Ulster Ac) who qualified through to the European U20 Championships Men’s 3000m final in a time of 8:26.04. Catch the final at 5.05pm (NI time) on Saturday 🌟🏃🏻
Amy Foster, one of Northern Ireland & Ireland’s most successful sprinters has announced her retirement after an outstanding international career that has spanned 15 years and included multiple International appearances.
Full story:
Key session this morning for
@Kevrunning
. 16 km alternating 1km @ marathon pace and 1km @ marathon pace plus 15 secs. Looking good on the countdown with 11 days to go until the men’s Olympic Marathon.
🌟 6 Athletes from Northern Ireland Selected for Tokyo 🌟
6 athletes from N will compete at the Tokyo Olympics as part of
@TeamIreland
:
⭐ Leon Reid
⭐ Kevin Seaward
⭐ Ciara Mageean
⭐ Stephen Scullion
⭐ Paul Pollock
⭐ Eilish Flanagan
Full story:
⭐ Mark Kirk appointed as Endurance Coordinator ⭐
Athletics NI are pleased to announce that Mark Kirk will be joining the Talent and Performance Team as the new Endurance Coordinator.
Read more here:
#EnduranceRunning
#Endurance
What a run from
@Scullionxc
in Dublin. 1st Irish finisher and unofficially taken more than a minute off the 40 year old NI marathon record!! Very well done! We are so proud!
💥 boom! That’s the 8th NI record to go in 2020 with Roisin and Eilish Flanagan both bettering the previous mark for 5000m with 15:38.27 and 15:40.14 respectively. Both ran conservatively before smashing the last mile in 4:51 and 4:53 at the Sound Running meet in California. 🎉
🌟 NI Record Alert 🌟
Carmen Runner's Eilish Flanagan sets a new NI record in the Women's 3000m Steeplecase with a time of 9:34.86, finishing 12th in her heat and beating her own previous time of 9:40.68
#Tokyo2020
#NIUlster
@ulsterathletics
Eilish Flanagan has just gone top of the
@irishathletics
All Time list for 2000 S/C and number 22 in the World with 6:13.50 at AAI Games. This bodes well for her World Ranking as she works towards qualification for Tokyo! Congratulations Eilish and
@DamonMartin
We have agreed a new partnership with
@NewBalanceUK
which will see Northern Ireland’s leading athletes wear their specially-designed competition kit at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.
#goteamni
In all sport; there are those very special people that go above and beyond simply because they love the sport. Ryan Maxwell
@NiRunning
is without a doubt one of these people. Thank you for the kind words Ryan and it has been an absolute pleasure to work with you over the years.
Great news from the
@Diamond_League
Monaco where
@ciaramageean
has just smashed her own Northern Ireland record with a superb 4:19.03 for the Mile, taking over three seconds off her previous best from 2017! Well done Ciara 👏🏼🏃🏻♀️💎
@TeamNBMCR
Athletics NI is very saddened by the death of a runner during today’s Belfast City Marathon. Our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time.
And she’s through to the Finals!
Ciara Mageean led the way round the 1500m to finish in 5th place (4:16.489) and automatically qualify to the Finals.
#Doha2019
#WorldChamps
🌟 Kate O’Connor sets New NI Heptathlon Record 🌟
Congratulations to Kate O’Connor (Dundalk St Gerards AC) on setting a new NI Heptathlon record of 6297 points in the World Combined Events Challenge, with PBs in the 100m Hurdles, Shot and 800m and a 2nd place overall finish.
⭐ Ciara Mageean Sets New Seasons Best in Florence ⭐
City of Lisburn AC/ Team New Balance athlete, Ciara Mageean (Coach: Steve Vernon) set a new season’s best at last night’s Diamond League in Florence with a time of 4:04.32 in the 1500m.
Full story:
ℹ️ Elaine Grant Appointed CEO of Athletics Northern Ireland ℹ️
Athletics NI are delighted to announce the appointment of Elaine Grant as new CEO.
Full statement:
@SportNINet
@irishathletics
@BritAthletics
The Commonwealth Games Athletics team is packing up & making their way back home. Special mention has to go to
@jackienewtonani
,
@laurakerrani
&
@tomreynoldsani
for leading such a brilliant team & making us all so proud. Safe journey back home everyone ✈️
Athletics NI is devastated to hear of the death of Lagan Valley coach Bryan McCorkell. A wonderful man who inspired many young athletes and without who the Firmus series wouldn’t be what is is today. Condolences to Catriona and the family. RIP Bryan.
🌟 Jackie Newton Appointed UKA Head of Coaching Development 🌟
Athletics Northern Ireland’s Jackie Newton has been appointed as the new Head of Coaching Development for UK Athletics.
Full statement:
@BritAthletics
A delighted Ellie McCartney who, commenting on her
@irishathletics
U23 record, “I’m so pleased that it all came together in great conditions tonight!” Well done Ellie!!
Congratulations to Stephen Scullion (Sports Personality of the Year); Davicia Patterson (Sports Personality of the Year); Heather Ardis (Female Coach of the Year) and Lawson Cochrane (Volunteer of the Year) who have been shortlisted for the
@belfastcc
Sports Awards.
🥇 Paralympic Gold for Jason Smyth 🥇
Jason Smyth (Derry Track Club) won his fourth consecutive Paralympic Gold Medal in today's Men's 100m T13 final in another season's best of 10.53, beating Algeria's Djamil Skander Athmani in 10.54. 🔥
Results:
🎉Flanagan Twins Smash NI 5000m Record 🎉
Roisin and Eilish Flanagan both bettered the NI 5,000m record at the weekend where they competed in the high quality international, Sound Running Meet in San Juan, California for
@adamsstate
Read the full story:
Adam McMullen breaks the Northern Ireland record yet again with a massive jump of 7.99 to take the win in the men’s long jump. Agonisingly only 1cm off the Irish record! Fantastic jumping Adam.
A place in Tuesday 1500 metres final for
@Ciaramageean
who is 6th in her semi in 4:07.78 She said: "I think I ran a tactically strong race. I’m going to go out there and run my best so I can walk off the track happy."
Well done to all runners who took part in the first post lockdown race today at Down Royal Racecourse. Thanks to
@CChipIre
for providing this opportunity- very much appreciated!!
🌟 Undefeated Jason Smyth Retires To Take Management Role At Paralympics Ireland 🌟
Iconic Irish Paralympian Jason Smyth has today announced his retirement from Para Athletics.
Read more here:
@ParalympicsIRE
@irishathletics
It was a double whammy for
@ciaramageean
last night at the
@Diamond_League
Monaco as her official time through 1500m was 4:01.21. Not only did she break her NI mile record but also took .25 off her 1500m record! Superb running Ciara and very well done!!
@TeamNBMCR
@SportNINet
💎
🥈 Double Silver for Female Duos 32 Years Apart 🥈
Kate O’Connor & Ciara Mageean’s double silver mark 32 years since a female athletics Medal at the Commonwealth Games, where it was the duo of Jackie McKernan & Janet Boyle who won silvers in the Discus and High Jump in 1990.
The Olympic cauldron is lit! All 6 NI athletes have safely arrived at the
@TeamIreland
holding camp and are settling in with a 2k running trail in the hotel grounds and a track just 30 mins away where
@ciaramageean
put in a good session today!
@TeamNBMCR
A terrific Northern Irish record for
@EmmaMitchell05
in coming 15th in the 10,000 metres final in 32:49.91 - "I'm very happy. It's the fastest I'ver ran"
📣26 Athletes Supported by the Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Potential Programmes 📣
Athletics NI relaunched their Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Potential programmes, with a total of 26 athletes being placed within the programmes:
And now the 18 year old women’s NI marathon record has gone too!! 2:32:54 for
@McGlynnAnnMarie
!! Congratulations- so proud of our new NI marathon record holders! We welcome this new era of NI marathon running
#marathonpotential2024
We are delighted with the announcement that
@TeamMcKillop
has been awarded an MBE for services to disability awareness & athletics in the New Year Honours list. Also congratulations to Conor McCarroll (Knockmany Runners) on his BEM for services to Running & charity in Co Tyrone
Congratulations to
@McGlynnAnnMarie
and Jessica Craig for personal best times of 32:43 and 35:08 in the 10k. That puts Ann Marie at the top of the all time list for Northern Ireland in the 10k on the road!. Great work!!
If you didn’t manage to catch
@FlanaganEilish
run last night, you missed a show of superb agility & skill as she cleared the extra unexpected barriers! Setting a new NI record in tough conditions, on her Olympic debut, negotiating her way through trouble is outstanding! 💪