The shamrock’s walk into the lions den of Morton Stadium on Saturday night as international athletics returns to Dublin. Sophie Becker, Mark Smyth and Eric Favors all carry the Raheny flag on the Clonliffe Harriers organised Morton Games which is part of the World Athletics Continental tour. Becker will race in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin Women’s 400 against 2015 double Pan American gold medalist Kendal Baisden (USA). Also in…
National 200m champion Mark Smyth helped the Irish 4x100m relay team to sixth place at the Stockholm Diamond League on Thursday night. Smyth ran an impressive second leg as Ireland clocked 40.01 seconds. The race was won by the Netherlands in 38.70 followed by Denmark 39.26 and Finland third in 39.31. Fourth place went to Switzerland in 39.40 with Estonia fifth in 39.57. Isreal Olatunde handed over to Smyth with…
Sophie Becker has been selected for the World Championships in Oregon next month. Becker will toe the line in the 400 metres and 4x400m mixed relay. Becker was a member of the Irish team which made the Olympic mixed relay final last year. Becker will become the fourth Raheny Shamrock athlete to compete in these championships following Kieran Finn (4x400m relay) – Rome 1987, Paddy McGrath (Hammer) – Seville 1999…
The Tommy Lynam mid-summer cup, incorporating round four of the Lord Mayor series saw a southside invasion in Raheny. Dundrum South Dublin’s Killian Mooney led home the biggest field of the series so far for victory. Followed by the returning Ian Conroy and Piranha TC’s Aidan Jones in the third. The women’s prizes also went southside with Sportsworlds Katie Nugent winning outright with Liffey Valley’s Siobhan Nugent in third place….