Sharlene Mawdsley

SHARLENE MAWDSLEY ADVANCED to the semi-final of the 400m at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul this morning. The Newport AC athlete placed sixth ...

Joan Healy (Leevale AC) rounded out Irish involvement in this morning’s session, clocking a 7.41 in the heats of the 60m. O’Connor completed her morning session on a high with a personal best of 14.37m in the shot put to leave her sitting in eighth place ahead of her final two events this afternoon. Manning clocked a personal best of 54.21 but the fifth place finish was not enough for her to advance. Hopefully I’ll be back for the relay on Sunday.” O’Connor started her competition with a 8.64 in the 60m hurdles before following up with a 1.74m clearance in the high jump. Cliodhna Manning (Kilkenny City Harriers) was last of the Irish 400m trio to take to the track this morning.

Tipperary athlete Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) advanced to the semi-final of the 400m at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul this morning.

This website uses 'cookies' to give you the best, most relevant experience. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: [email protected]. Mawdsley placed sixth overall in the heats, clocking a time of 52.59 to come home just behind Austrian Gogl-Walli. Deaths - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Motoring News - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Thurles - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Roscrea - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Nenagh - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Fethard - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Clonmel - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Cashel - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more National - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more

A morning of mixed fortunes for the Irish at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

“It was not what I set out to do, I set out to win, but I didn’t and it was a bit of inexperience on my part,” she said. The race got away from me at the start, I didn’t react, and I was trying to pull it back up the track but in a 60m, that’s a Hail Mary. The 60m used to be my favourite race, now it’s too short for me and hopefully I can carry the speed through to the 100m and come away with faster times in the summer.” “I want to run faster but this is where I’m at right now, and I’ll move forward from here.” While Dutch star Femke Bol should coast to victory in that race, Mawdsley is good enough to make the top three and advance, but it will take something more. Mawdsley was ranked first in her heat based off her season’s best of 51.91, and drew the favourable lane six as a result, but at the pivotal halfway mark, as athletes broke from lanes, she hesitated and allowed Austria’s Susanne Gogl-Walli to seize command, a lead that was never relinquished.

Completing the first half of another certain double at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Ingebrigtsen this time went about it the hard way, still ...

That semi-final was won by world record holder Femke Bol of the Netherlands in 52.19. “I felt okay that first 800m, but coming up to 1k I felt lactic [acid] coming in and it’s a long way home when you’re already struggling.” Two gold medals here would bring his European senior tally to 11, and he has the confidence to pull it off, any which way he wants. Still only 22, that makes it European senior title number 10, the young Norwegian certain to win the 3,000m on Sunday, unless he runs the wrong way. – before winning in a championship record of 3:33.95. McCann’s race fell apart over the last lap.

In the men's 1500 meters, Luke McCann had to settle for tenth place in the final, which was won by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigsten, with a championship record ...

Whereas today was a free run, see how close I get to the medals. “I really thought a top 5-6 was attainable. "I was a little bit more nervous yesterday with the pressure of heats, it's a win or lose situation.

In the men's 1500 meters, Luke McCann had to settle for tenth place in the final, which was won by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigsten, with a championship record ...

Whereas today was a free run, see how close I get to the medals. "I was a little bit more nervous yesterday with the pressure of heats, it's a win or lose situation. It was a difficult day for Irish athletes in the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul.