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RTÉ and RTÉ Player
(with dedicated field event streams on Eurovision Sport)
Day 5 - Fri 14 Aug
RTÉ2 10:30-12:30; RTÉ2 19:30-22:00
Day 6 - Sat 15 Aug
RTÉ2 07:25-13:25; RTÉ2 19:30-22:00
Day 7
RTÉ2 07:25-10:15; RTÉ2 21:00-22:00
Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Mark English: European 800m champion.
European silver in the 200m for Rhasidat Adeleke, with a national record of 22.28 (+0.7).
Sean Aigboboh ran 20.46w (+2.9 m/s) to finish 4th in his semi-final and 12th fastest overall in the men's 200m. Marcus Lawler was 24th overall with 21.11 (+1.6 m/s).
Marcus Lawler qualified to race alongside Sean Aigboboh in the 200m semi-finals later today with a 5th-place finish (20.94, -0.4) in this morning's heats.
Nicola Tuthill finished 5th in the hammer at the European Championships with 70.33m. That's top 10 for both the Irish throwers in Birmingham.
Nicola Tuthill lies in 5th place after 3 rounds of the hammer final. She'll get 3 more throws and is guaranteed a top-8 finish. Don't forget that there is a dedicated hammer throw stream on Eurovision Sport if you'd like to watch the closing stages of that competition.
Semi-final win and championship record of 1:43.49 for Mark English in Birmingham. He's through to another European final (and he has won a medal in all 5 European finals he has made up to now - 3 indoors and 2 outdoors). Lauren Roy earlier qualified to join Rhasidat Adeleke in this evening's 200m semi-finals. She finished 4th in her heat and 6th across the 3 heats with 23.20 (-0.9m/s).
52.28 SB for Sophie Becker to finish 3rd in her 400m heat in Birmingham. With just 6 athletes being eliminated at this phase, that should be enough to see her into the semi finals.
Five Irish athletes are competing in Birmingham today, with Sophie Becker up first in the 400m heats where 13 of the 19 participants will qualify for the semi-finals! Note that this evening's RTÉ coverage is on RTÉ News, not RTÉ 2.
Jack Raftery followed up his 45.81 in lane 3 in the 400m heats yesterday with, yes you've guessed it, 45.81 in lane 3 in the semi-finals today!
Bori Akinola 4th (10.38; -1.7) and Israel Olatunde 6th (10.49; -0.6) in the 100m semi-finals in Birmingham.
Sarah Healy 4th in the 5000m final in Birmingham.
Sarah Healy is the first of the Irish up in this evening's session. She goes in the 5000m final at 7.25pm
10.39 (-2.8m/s) for Bork Akinola in heat 2 in Birmingham. He'll join Israel Olatunde in tonight's semi-finals as fastest of the heat qualifiers.
Bori Akinola is the only Irish athlete in action this morning. His 100m heat is at 11.22am.
Nicola Tuthill made it through to Wednesday's hammer final with a best of 70.09m. That's 2/2 to finals for the field eventers!
Congratulations to Abbie Sheridan on making her Irish senior debut, and running under 10 minutes in the 3000m steeplechase heats (9:57.50 for 14th in heat 2), a time she'd never broken before this season.
Eric Favors finished 10th in the shot put in Birmingham with a third-round best of 19.59m.
Nick Griggs 8th (13:21.07), Brian Fay 14th (13:31.15) and Darragh McElhinney 18th (13:37.62) in the 5000m final in Birmingham.
Reminder: athletics action being shown on both RTÉ and Eurovision Sport.
Considerable season's best/national lead of 13.07 (+0.6) for Sarah Lavin in the heats of the 100m Hurdles, but that won't be enough to get her to the semi-finals.
A throw of 19.54m was enough for Eric Favors to secure the 12th and final spot in tonight's Shot Put final!
Good run by Jack Raftery to finish 2nd in his 400m heat in 45.81. He finished 9th overall to qualify for tomorrow evening's semi finals.
Ciara Neville benefited from a +3.2 following wind in the heats of the women's 100m. She finished 5th in her heat in 11.29w and 10th across the heats to secure a SF spot. Lauren Roy just missed out, 15th overall (11.32, +1.8), with 12 going through.
Mark English safely through to the 800m semi-finals, winning his heat in 1:46.96. Cian McPhillips will not advance after finishing 7th in his heat in 1:46.86. He reportedly had a virus last week.
Note that the athletics not been shown on RTÉ is available on Eurovision Sport. The main stream is currently available with Mark English on the startline.
The one we've all been waiting for is here! European Championships action from 10:30am this morning, with Mark English the first Irish athlete in heat 1 of the 800m at 10:45. This morning's action is live on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player, with dedicated field event streams on Eurovision Sport.
Fabulous 5th for Ethan Dewhirst in the 400m Hurdles final in 51.05 at the World U20 championships in Eugene (from lane 1, too). Siún Quinn cleared a personal best of 1.87 =NL, =6th Irish all-time to finish 6th in the High Jump final.
Shay McEvoy won the Men's A 3000m at the BMC GP at St. Mary's in 8:00.19. Tony McCambridge was second with 8:05.11.
3:38.23 PB for Callum Morgan in the B 1500m at the BMC meeting at St Mary's.
The final session of World U20 Championships is just about to get underway in Eugene. Siún Quinn (high jump, 8.30pm) and Ethan Dewhirst (400m hurdles, 9.40pm) go in their respective finals soonish.
Sophie O'Sullivan won the women's A 800m at the BMC Grand Prix at St Mary's in 1:59.63 NL, 3rd Irish all-time list, and her first time sub-2.
Massive PB of 11.56 (+1.5) for Orla Comerford in Stratford today (previous best 11.72). Because it wasn't a para race, it won't better her European T13 record, but it will move her to =22nd on the Irish all-time list.
The big jumps keep coming: 6.51w (+3.2) for Ruby Millet at the National League final in Santry today.
Great night for the Irish in Eugene, with four athletes securing top-20 finishes at the World U20 Championships. Ethan Dewhirst (50.53 Q) qualified for the 400m Hurdles final, finishing third in his semi-final. Des O'Neill ran 51.28 PB to finish 16th overall in the same event. Ellis McHugh ran 58.49 PB to finish 15th overall in the women's 400mH. Eoin O'Callaghan finished 19th in the decathlon with 7159 points. Dewhirst (9:40pm) and Siún Quinn (High Jump; 8:30pm) go in their respective finals later today.
Action is well underway on day 4 of the World U20 Championships. Séamus Clarke (19:28.27PB) was 5th in the 5000m walk, with Matthew Newell (20:26.11) 22nd. Eoin O'Callaghan is up to 20th in the Decathlon after 6 events. The women's 4x400m relay go shortly.
Pia Langton (7th 800m SF, 2:07.41) and Dubem Amah (5th 200m SF, 21.04 +0.5) bowed out of the World U20 Championships last night, while Eoin O'Callaghan sits in 22nd place after day 1 of the Decathlon.
Dubem Amah ran 20.96 PB (+0.5) over 200m in Eugene to qualify for tonight's semi-finals. Siún Quinn cleared the 1.79m required to make Sunday's high jump final. Eoin O'Callaghan currently lies in 21st place after 3 events of the Decathlon. Orlaith Mannion bowed out of the 100m Hurdles after 13.73 (+0.1) for 31st overall in the heats.
Sharlene Mawdsley has just announced that she will not compete in Birmingham. She has not had sufficient time to recover from the hamstring injury sustained at the National Championships two weeks ago. There is still a chance we'll see her in action later this season.
Israel Olatunde (4x100m Relay, 100m), Sean Aigboboh (4x100m Relay, 200m), Rhasidat Adeleke (4x400m Relay, 200m), Lauren Roy (4x100m Relay, 200m, 100m), Cian McPhillips (800m), Mark English (800m), Sarah Healy (1500m, 5000m), Andrew Coscoran (1500m), Darragh McElhinney (5000m), Nick Griggs (5000m), Sophie O'Sullivan (1500m), Jack O'Leary (10000m), Abbie Sheridan (3000m Steeplechase), Sarah Lavin (100m Hurdles), Kate O'Connor (Heptathlon), Nicola Tuthill (Hammer Throw), Eric Favors (Shot Put), David Kenny (Half Marathon Walk), Oisin Lane (Marathon Walk, Half Marathon Walk), Fionnuala McCormack (Marathon), Paul O'Donnell (Marathon), Bori Akinola (4x100m Relay, 100m), Marcus Lawler (4x100m Relay, 200m), Ryan Mulholland (4x100m Relay), Lucas Fadden (4x100m Relay), Ciara Neville (4x100m Relay, 100m), Lucy-May Sleeman (4x100m Relay), Sarah Leahy (4x100m Relay), Mollie O'Reilly (4x100m Relay), Molly Scott (4x100m Relay), Jack Raftery (400m, 4x400m Relay), Andrew Egan (4x400m Relay), Sean Doggett (4x400m Relay), Joe Doody (4x400m Relay), Ciarán Carthy (4x400m Relay), Darragh Murphy (4x400m Relay), Sophie Becker (400m, 4x400m Relay), Cliodhna Manning (4x400m Relay), Arlene Crossan (4x400m Relay), Cathal Doyle (1500m), Brian Fay (5000m), Ryan Creech (Marathon), David McGlynn (Marathon), Jodie McCann (1500m), Niamh Allen (10000m), Fiona Everard (10000m)
Various athletes (see startlists when available)
Various athletes (see startlists when available)
Hiko Tonosa (Half Marathon), various others (see startlists)
Various athletes (see startlists when available)
Colm Bourke (Long Jump), Sam Healy (Long Jump)
Paul Costelloe (200m, 100m), Mark Smyth (100m), Ciara Neville (200m, 100m), Lana Sutton (200m), Cliodhna Manning (400m, 200m), Arlene Crossan (400m Hurdles)
| Event | Athlete | Performance | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | Rhasidat Adeleke | 22.28(0.7) NR | 13-08-2026 |
| 100m Hurdles | Sarah Lavin | 13.07(+0.6) | 10-08-2026 |
| 800m | Sophie O'Sullivan | 1:59.63 | 09-08-2026 |
| High Jump | Siún Quinn | 1.87 | 09-08-2026 |
