Kate O'Connor begins heptathlon bid as busy day awaits Team Ireland
The women's heptathlon, featuring Kate O'Connor, gets underway at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Friday morning.
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Wrestling-Back on the mat in new professional promotion, Burroughs dreams of Olympic return
Aug 21 : Jordan Burroughs thought he had stepped off the mat for the last time when he retired after the 2024 world championships, but the Olympic gold medallist never lost his desire to compete and when a new professional promotion came calling the American knew it was time to dust off the singlet.
Marchand still the home hero in Paris as new record breakers emerge
PARIS, Aug 17 : Leon Marchand remained the home hero two years on from the Paris Olympics but swimming's European championships, which ended at the weekend, saw the emergence of new world record breakers to challenge the Americans and Australians.
Mona McSharry claims bronze medal for Ireland in 50m breaststroke final
Mona McSharry has secured her third medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
Pallister hands Ledecky her first international 800 free loss - ESPN
IRVINE, Calif. — Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night.
Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky with her first international 800 free loss at Pan Pacs
IRVINE: Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night. Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and touched in 8 minutes, 6.10 seconds to erase Ledecky’s championship record from 2018. Ledecky took silver in 8:07.26. She is the four-time Olympic champion in her signature event.
Douglass sets 50m freestyle world record at Pan Pacific
Aug 15 : American Kate Douglass reclaimed the women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49 seconds in the preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California.
Kate Douglass blazes to 50-meter freestyle world record - ESPN
IRVINE, Calif. — Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.
Ellen Walshe wins second gold medal in 200m individual medley final
Ellen Walshe has finished in first place in the women's 200 metres individual medley final.