Athletics: Farah completes 5,000m & 10,000m double
World champion Mo Farah secured Britain's first Olympic gold medal in the men's 5,000 metres to deafening cheers, a week after winning gold in the 10,000m.
World champion Mo Farah secured Britain's first Olympic gold medal in the men's 5,000 metres to deafening cheers, a week after winning gold in the 10,000m.
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar won the Olympic women's 5,000 metres title on Friday in a time of 15 minutes 4.25 seconds.
Alistair Cragg felt
Alistair Cragg finished a disappointing 17th in his heat of the 5,000m at the London Olympics.
Fionnuala Britton was frustrated in the immediate aftermath of her tenth place finish in the 5,000m heats
Fionnuala Britton finished tenth in her heat of the 5,000m in a personal best time of 15:12.97, but missed out on qualification for the final at London 2012.
The 1983 5000m world champion, and three-time Olympian, Eamonn Coghlan, believes that Ireland may struggle to medal on the track at London 2012, but feels lightweight boxer Katie Taylor is primed for gold at the Games.
Mark Hanrahan on his Men's 5,000m win
Fionnuala Britton: 3000m steeplechase, 10000m, 5000m
Alistair Cragg: 5000m
Fionnuala Britton has achieved her third Olympic standard after finishing sixth in the 5000m in a time of 15:15.69 in Rabat, Morocco last night.
Eamon Coghlan, one of Ireland's greatest athletes and the 5000m World Champion in 1983, joins Ryan Tubridy to talk about his life and career.
Kenenisa Bekele, current Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, will be using the SPAR Great Ireland Run as part of his build up to London 2012.
Alistair Cragg broke Mark Carroll's 13-year-old Irish 5000m record with a superb display at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels on Friday evening.
Mo Farah today struck gold in the 5,000 metres at the World Championships in Daegu, seven days after being pipped to victory in the 10,000m.
Ireland's Kate Veale discusses her World Youth Championships gold medal in the 5,000m walk.
Ireland's Kate Veale has won a gold medal in the women's 5,000m walk at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France.
Kate Veale put in the performance of her career to date when competing in the finals of the 5000m walk at the inaugural Singapore youth Olympic games on Saturday.
Alistair Cragg speaks to Greg Allen following his elimination from the World Championship 5000m heats, and Greg looks ahead to David Gillicks 400m final.
Ireland's Alistair Cragg was unable to relive past glories and secure a place in the final of the 5,000m at the World Championships in Berlin tonight.