Olympics Day 12: The Irish in action
Katie Taylor and Paddy Barnes returned to the ring on day 12 of the London Olympics.
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Alistair Cragg felt
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Athletics: Cragg disappoints in 5,000m heats
Alistair Cragg finished a disappointing 17th in his heat of the 5,000m at the London Olympics.
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Alistair Cragg
Alistair Cragg: 5000m
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Cragg sets European road 5k record
Alistair Cragg set a new Irish and European road race 5k record with a time of 13:26.
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Cragg breaks Irish record in Belgium
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.
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Cragg runs personal best in New York
Ireland's Alistair Cragg ran a personal best time of one hour and 49 seconds in the New York City half-marathon today, with Britain's Mo Farah taking the overall victory.
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Cragg confirmed for Irish team
Alistair Cragg has been officially confirmed as part of the Irish team for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Santry Park next month.
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World Championships: Alistair Cragg
Alistair Cragg speaks to Greg Allen following his elimination from the World Championship 5000m heats, and Greg looks ahead to David Gillicks 400m final.
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Cragg out of 5,000 metres
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.
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Bekele routs field in classic 5000m final
Kenenisa Bekele added the 5,000 metres to the 10,000 metre crown he won six days ago in a race which Ireland's Alistair Cragg failed to finish.
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Cragg hits out at Irish track legends
Ireland's Alistair Cragg has hit out at the older generation of Irish distance athletes, claiming that some of the former middle and long distance runners put down the current crop of Irish athletes to maintain their own legend with the Irish public.
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Cragg through to 5000m final
Ireland's Alistair Cragg finished sixth in his 5000 metre heat and qualified for Saturday's final.
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Cragg on course for big-race double
Alistair Cragg will be fit enough to attempt a 1500 metres-5000 metres double at the Beijing Olympics, according to Ireland's athletics team manager Patsy McGonagle.
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Cragg has achilles injury
Alistair Cragg's withdrawal from the 3000 metres at Tuesday night's Grand Prix meeting in Monaco was due to an Achilles injury.
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Cragg pulls out of Monaco race
Alistair Cragg's final race before the Beijing Olympics did not go to plan as he was forced to pull out of the 3000 metres at the Monaco Grand Prix meeting.
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Cragg and Gillick continue build-up
Ireland's Alistair Cragg and David Gillick both put in solid displays at Saturday's Aviva London Grand Prix, claiming third place finishes as they continued their build-up to Beijing.
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Cragg joins 1500m Cork line-up
Olympic bound Alistair Cragg has opted to race over 1500m at next week's Cork City Sports.
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Top Irish runners set for Belfast
All eyes will be on Queens University in Belfast this weekend for the Woodie's DIY Inter Club Cross Country Championships, with several of Ireland's top athletes competing.
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Cragg confirms Boston run
Irish record-holder Alistair Cragg has been added to the field for Saturday's Reebok Boston Indoor Games 3,000 metres race.