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Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland competes in the Women's 400 metres during the Diamond League Silesia, Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, Poland, on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Adeleke sixth in Stockholm, O'Sullivan wins NCAA title

Rhasidat Adeleke had to settle for sixth in Sunday's Diamond League 400m meeting in Stockholm

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both finished seventh in their heats and have a second chance in the repechage

Mageean absence dampens mood but green shoots for duo

As Ciara Mageean's injury-enforced absence cast a pall over the 1500m heats, RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks at how her Team Ireland colleagues Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy put in gutsy performances at the Stade de France.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Sarah Healy falls on the line just after being pipped to sixth

Updated Paris 2024: Healy and O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage

Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan both narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the women's 1500m semi-finals at Paris 2024 with both Team Ireland athletes finishing seventh in their heats.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Sophie O'Sullivan

Sophie O'Sullivan is following in her mother Sonia's footsteps making her first Olympic Games at 22-years-old

Athletics • 22 Jul 24

Sophie O'Sullivan, left, with her 800m European U18 Championships silver medal from 2018, alongside her mother Sonia

Sophie O'Sullivan lands US athletics scholarship

Irish athlete Sophie O'Sullivan has landed a US athletics scholarship at the University of Washington.

Athletics • 08 Jan 20

39 Irish athletes have been selected for the 25th edition of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships

Mageean to lead Irish team at Euro Cross Country

Ciara Mageean and Kevin Dooney will lead a strong Irish team of 39 athletes at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships on 9 December in the Netherlands.

Athletics • 26 Nov 18

O'Sullivan, Healy and Adeleke show off their medals

O'Rourke thrilled at Irish women's success

Derval O'Rourke has her fingers crossed that Ireland's recent underage athletics medal success helps encourage more girls to take up the sport.

Athletics • 16 Jul 18

Irish European U18 medallists arrive home

The Irish Under 18 athletics team have returned home after a superb showing at the European U18 Championships in Hungary that included three gold medals.

Athletics • 10 Jul 18

Rhasidat Adeleke won gold for Ireland in Hungary

Team Ireland prepare for triumphant homecoming

Team Ireland will make a triumphant return to Ireland this evening after a superb showing at the European U18 Championships in Hungary.

Athletics • 09 Jul 18

Sophie O'Sullivan (l), Sarah Healy (c) and Rhasidat Adeleke pose with their medals

Golden girl Healy adds a second European title

Healy relaxed before winning gold by watching Love Island.

Athletics • 09 Jul 18

Sonia O'Sullivan presents daughter Sophie with her medal

Sonia O'Sullivan presents daughter with Euro silver

Sonia O'Sullivan presented daughter Sophie with her European U18 Championships silver medal in Hungary in a symbolic passing of the torch after the 16-year-old's debut showing for Ireland ended in glory.

Athletics • 08 Jul 18

Prodigious Sarah Healy makes history with Euro U18 gold

The rise and rise of Sarah Healy continued in Hungary as the enormously talented Blackrock runner stormed to European Athletics U18 Championships 3000m gold.

Athletics • 07 Jul 18

'Some people say young athletes need to be protected from big events like that before they're fully developed, but when you look at global sport there's no shortage of teenagers making first teams at the highest level'

Pressure of intense competition vital for teenage stars

Sophie O'Sullivan and Patience Jumbo-Gula have excelled in their heats, but this week in Hungary is as much about what our young athletes experience away from the track.

Athletics • 06 Jul 18

Sophie O'Sullivan

Adeleke sixth in Stockholm, O'Sullivan wins NCAA title

Mageean absence dampens mood but green shoots for duo

Updated Paris 2024: Healy and O'Sullivan into 1500m repechage

Sophie O'Sullivan

Sophie O'Sullivan lands US athletics scholarship

Mageean to lead Irish team at Euro Cross Country

O'Rourke thrilled at Irish women's success

Irish European U18 medallists arrive home

Team Ireland prepare for triumphant homecoming

Golden girl Healy adds a second European title

Sonia O'Sullivan presents daughter with Euro silver

Prodigious Sarah Healy makes history with Euro U18 gold

Pressure of intense competition vital for teenage stars

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