Athletics

Israel Olatunde was part of the record-breaking 4x100m relay team

Irish men set new national record in 4x100m relay

Michael Farrelly, Bori Akinola, Marcus Lawlor and Israel Olatunde have set a new Irish record in the men's 4x100m relay at the World Continental Tour Meet in Switzerland.

Athletics • 21 Jun

Sarah Healy set a new PB of 3:57.15 in the 1500m

Healy sets PB as English goes sub 1:44 again in Paris

Mark English recorded the second fastest time of his career on his way to a sixth-place finish in the men's 800m at the Diamond League Meet in Paris.

Athletics • 23 Jun

Faith Kipyegon is going in search of another record

Science and marketing collide as Kipyegon seeks history

Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-four-minute mile on Saturday next, 26 June at the Stade Charléty, Paris. Alex Cunningham breaks down the extraordinary lengths taken to achieve this.

Athletics • 20 Jun

Double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen (pictured) had given evidence against his father Gjert, who was found not guilty of physical and mental abuse of his son and guilty of minor assault of his daughter

Ingebrigtsen father avoids jail for assaulting daughter

A Norwegian court has found athletics coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen guilty of one count of minor assault against his daughter Ingrid, while acquitting him of all charges of physical and mental abuse against his twice Olympic champion son Jakob.

Athletics • 16 Jun

Adeleke sixth in Stockholm, O'Sullivan wins NCAA title

Rhasidat Adeleke had to settle for sixth in Sunday's Diamond League 400m meeting in Stockholm

Athletics • 15 Jun

Former Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson, the founder and CEO of Grand Slam Track Series, during the Philadelphia meet earlier this month

Grand Slam Track brings abrupt end to debut season

Grand Slam Track cancelled its Los Angeles meet on Thursday as the organisers brought the debut season of the novel athletics circuit to an abrupt end after three events.

Athletics • 13 Jun

Adeleke finished fourth at the Bislett Games in Oslo this evening

Fourth for Adeleke as English maintains form in Oslo

Rhasidat Adeleke finished fourth in her first outing over 400m this season - a stacked event at the Oslo Diamond League.

Athletics • 13 Jun

Orla Comerford ran into a slight headwind when setting a new mark in the 100m

Comerford posts personal best to win 100m in Oslo

Orla Comerford clocked a lifetime best of 11.87 to win the para women's 100m at the Bislett Games in Oslo.

Athletics • 11 Jun

English makes more history with 800m win in Netherlands

Mark English has become the first Irishman to break 1:44 in the 800m, lowering his own Irish record for the second time in 11 days with a brilliant run at the FBK Games in the Netherlands.

Athletics • 10 Jun

Sarah Healy pictured after her win in Rome

Healy digs deep to claim Diamond League victory

Sarah Healy produced a superb final lap to win the women's 1500m at the Rome Diamond League meeting to continue her fine form in 2025.

Athletics • 06 Jun

Mark English broke the 800m national record he set in Madrid last June

English breaks his own 800m national record in Poland

Mark English ran a scorching 1:44.34 to break his own 800m Irish record at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Athletics • 30 May

Sarah Healy sat back from the world record attempt pace but worked her way through to finish third

Healy opens season with personal best at Diamond League

Sarah Healy opened her outdoor season this evening in the women's 3000m in the Diamond League in Rabat running a personal best time of 8:27.02 to finish in third position.

Athletics • 25 May

Efrem Gidey has enjoyed a strong 2025 to date

Gidey claims gold for Ireland at European 10,000m Cup

Efrem Gidey has become the first Irish athlete to win a European 10,000m Cup title.

Athletics • 24 May

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have qualified for Tokyo

Ireland women relay team impress to qualify for Worlds

The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team have joined the 4x400m mixed relay quartet in qualifying for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo later this year.

Athletics • 11 May

Sharlene Mawdsley crosses the line in second to secure qualification for Tokyo

Ireland mixed relay team power into World Championships

Ireland powered through to the final of the 4x400m mixed relay at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China.

Athletics • 11 May

Chris O'Donnell has recovered just in time from a recent hip injury to compete in the World Relays in China this weekend

O'Donnell focusing on Worlds qualification not medals

Chris O'Donnell has recovered from a hip injury at just the right time as Ireland field three strong squads at the World Relays in Guangzhou where the main goal is qualification for the World Championships, not medals.

Athletics • 11 May

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley will all compete at the World Athletics Relays in China

Adeleke to spearhead Irish challenge at World Relays

Guangzhou in China is the venue this weekend where Ireland will hope to qualify their three 4x400m relay teams for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Athletics • 08 May

Andrew Coscoran posted a time of 13:46.30 in finishing third in his 5000m event in Miami

Coscoran runner-up in Miami meet to land €44k payday

A third-place finish by Andrew Coscoran in the 5,000m event at the Miami Grand Slam Track meet was enough to secure second place overall in the long distance events and earn a $50,000 (€44,200) payday.

Athletics • 07 May

Adeleke takes second in 200m at Shanghai Diamond League

Rhasidat Adeleke produced a strong finish to finish second in the 200m at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday.

Athletics • 03 May

Coscoran in mix for big victory at Miami meet

Andrew Coscoran is in the mix for a $100,000 pay day after winning the 3000m event at the Miami Grand Slam Track meet on Friday in a time of 8:17.56, beating out American Grant Fisher and England's George Mills.

Athletics • 03 May

Record-breaker Lynch leading Irish marathon 'new wave'

Peter Lynch set a new Irish record in the marathon on Sunday when he finished third in the Dusseldorf event.

Athletics • 28 Apr

Efrem Gidey produced a fine run in California

Gidey breaks Cragg's Irish 10,000m record in California

Efrem Gidey shaved almost 13 seconds off Alistair Cragg's Irish senior 10,000m record with a brilliant run at 'The Ten' meet in California in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Athletics • 30 Mar

Of all the Sport Ireland high-performance funding changes yesterday, individual relay funding was the most eye catching

Athletics tackles carding conundrum by rewarding relay

Yesterday Sport Ireland announced that Athletics Ireland are set to receive a significant increase of €200,000 per year in funding for their high-performance programme.

Athletics • 27 Mar

Cheek test approved to verify female competitors

World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female.

Athletics • 25 Mar

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to testify against his father

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father pleads not guilty at trial

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, father and former coach of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, pleaded not guilty on Monday as his trial began in which he stands accused of physically abusing two of his children, including the two-times Olympic champion.

Athletics • 24 Mar