“I definitely want to do something other than athletics” Over the past year, Sharlene Mawdsley has made a name for herself as one of the finest anchor leg runners in the world, as Ireland enjoyed unprecedented relay success in 2024. Alongside Chris O’Donnell, Thomas Barr, and Rhasidat Adeleke, Mawdsley and Ireland brought home mixed 4×400 […]
1 year ago
Rest in peace, Deon Lendore. Trinidad and Tobago athlete Deon Lendore has died in the United States at the age of 29. U.S. media reported that the three-time Olympian – who won a bronze medal in the 4x400m at the 2012 London Games – was involved in a car crash in Texas. Lendore was driving […]
4 years ago
Her caught up with Irish Olympian Marian Heffernan to chat health, fitness, and what it takes to raise budding athletes. This summer, Marian Heffernan watched the Olympics on the TV for the first time in 13 years. The Irish athlete is used to being a lot closer to the action, but admitted that this year, […]
4 years ago
We’re only a few days in but Ireland’s Paralympians are competing excellently on the world stage. The Paralympics got underway earlier this week and Team Ireland have already set new personal bests, national records, multiple finals and a gold medal victory. Yesterday saw the tricolour raised in Tokyo as Ellen Keane was presented with the […]
4 years ago
After an incredible Olympics, Her caught up with Phil Healy to chat athletics, inspiration and ignoring ‘couch-side commentators’. Phil Healy made Irish Olympic history this summer before she even set foot on the track at Tokyo. The Cork sprinter entered the record books as the first Irish athlete to compete in three events at a […]
4 years ago
Really?! The Norwegian handball team have said they will not wear bikini bottoms during the Olympic games. Players chose to swap the usual uniform for shorts at a recent Handball Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, on Sunday. They were later fined for breaking the rules. https://twitter.com/effing_glorious/status/1417366974804336643 “Of course, we would pay any fine. We are […]
4 years ago