What on earth were China’s women runners on back in the 1990s?
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet ran the second fastest women’s 3,000m time in history last weekend – but was still way off the record set 32 years ago
World Athletics Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke on life in the spotlight: ‘How do people like Beyoncé handle this? This is crazy!’
Rhasidat Adeleke interview: Tallaght sprinter on navigating fame at 22, building her brand and the changes she has made ahead of September’s World Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley play starring roles as Ireland qualify for World Championships on the double
Mixed and women’s 4x400m teams secure tickets to Tokyo with strong showing at World Athletics Relays
World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to return to RTÉ for the first time this century
The nine-day event in September likely to include the largest Irish team in World Athletics history
Cian McPhillips back on track as he aims to make up for lost time
After periods hampered by injury and illness, the man once hailed as the most exciting Irish middle-distance prospect of his generation is primed to make a mark at the European Indoor Championships
‘I think I’m listening more to my body’: Sharlene Mawdsley on the changes made since the Paris Olympics
The 26-year-old Tipperary athlete has joined the training group of UK coach Tony Lester
Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young Irish athletes hoping to make a splash
Sonia O’Sullivan: Relay pool an open door for young athletes hoping to make a splash
Four-year ban for Mohamed Katir after falsifying papers in whereabouts-failure inquiry
Winner of silver medal in 5,000m at World Athletics Championships last year to serve both bans concurrently
Sonia O’Sullivan: A home victory would be worth so much more to the Dublin Marathon than course records
Is it really necessary to field a race of unknown athletes in the Dublin Marathon who literally just take the money and run?
Rhasidat Adeleke opts for 400m as Ireland sends large squad to European Athletics Championships
Also qualified in the 200m, the Dublin sprinter has decided on her now specialist event
Athletics championships often leave a nagging question of what might have been
Sarah Lavin already gunning for the outdoor season after her fifth-place finish at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow
No time to dwell on lack of medals in Glasgow with Olympic Games on the horizon
The Irish women’s relay quartet and Sarah Lavin in the 60m hurdles were the highlights at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
World Indoor Athletics: Sarah Healy and Sarah Lavin targeting finals as some Irish big names skip event
Rhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean, Mark English and Andrew Coscoran will all miss Glasgow
Ciara Mageean: ‘People dubbed me as the next Sonia, breaking her record meant a lot to me’
A fourth-place finish in the World Championships proved bittersweet but Ciara Mageean is ready to give her all again in pursuit of a medal on the biggest stage of all
It’s not just the Ingebrigtsens: the perils of any in-family coaching relationship
Claims of physical violence and threats a sad end to Ingebrigtsens’ once charming success
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s achievements even more impressive given family infighting
Split from father and former coach, Gjert, must be taking some toll on the phenomenal 23-year-old athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Celebrating Jerry Kiernan’s lasting legacy and the sweet science he adored
The late Jerry Kiernan would approve of the Science of Running Symposium, set for the UCD Village Auditorium on Saturday, September 16th
World Champion of what? Noah Lyles begs the question of truly global sporting success
Some 46 countries won at least one medal at the World Athletics Championships – while the Rugby ‘World” Cup winners will come from one of just four countries, France, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa
Never mind the medals: Ireland’s numbers at World Championships show they are competitive
Individual and team performances suggest ‘whatever benchmark we choose to look at, it is significant progress’
The incredible Ingebrigtsen strikes back to win another World Championship gold
Norwegian outpaces Spain’s Mohamed Katir to defend his World Championship 5000m title, while Irish women’s 4x400m team finish eighth
Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat takes marathon gold at World Athletics Championships
Ethiopia’s Leul Gebresilase stayed with Kiplangat most of the way before fading to bronze
Lessons learned and some painful perspectives on finishing fourth
For every athlete like Eamonn Coghlan, who found redemption later on, there are many more who never got that close again
Ireland make women’s 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships
Strong final leg by Sharlene Mawdsley stands out as Ireland qualify despite Adeleke absence
Coach Flo knows: the pro changes coming down the track for Rhasidat Adeleke
Rhasidat Adeleke will have to deal with a whole new set of challenges in the paid ranks
Yulimar Rojas makes one last leap to land World Championship history for Venezuela
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson also runs second fastest 200m in history
Rhasidat Adeleke pulls out of Irish women’s 4x400m relays at World Championships
Mawdsley, Becker, Harrison, McGrory and Murray all remain available for selection ahead of tomorrow’s heats
Ingebrigtsen lifts some of the hurt on night six of the World Athletics Championships
Femke Bol makes up for lost time by finally winning World title in 400m hurdles
Rhasidat Adeleke: Overwhelming sense is that her medal chance will come again
Ian O’Riordan: If Adeleke was only in ‘decent’ shape for Wednesday’s World Championship final, then her Olympic future looks promising
Sonia O’Sullivan: Finishing fourth only adds to hunger and drive to go one step better
Mageean and Adeleke show their time to win a medal will undoubtedly come. Paris awaits
Rhasidat Adeleke: There’s no doubt that the girl from Tallaght has arrived on the global stage
Rashidat Adeleke came so close to a medal in her first World Championships final
Jakob Ingebrigtsen stunned by Kerr’s home-stretch heroics in 1,500m final
Faith Kipyegon chasing a first 1,500m-5,000m double in women’s World Championship history
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke fourth in 400m final at World Athletics Championships
She was aiming to be the first Irish athlete to win World Championship medal on the track since 1995
Rhasidat Adeleke may need to improve on lifetime best in first of many dates with destiny
Marileidy Paulino is the clear favourite to win the World Championship gold medal
TV View: Virgin Media takes the Ryanair approach as everyone roars the house down for Ciara Mageean
Portaferry’s finest can only finish fourth and Mark English does his stint in the dentist’s waiting room
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