Carlow sprinter Molly Scott is in action this weekend in the European Indoor Championships in Torun in Poland.
An Irish team of 22 has flown over for the event with Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, and Sharlene Mawdsley all running in the heats of the 400 metres today (Friday).
Molly from St Laurence O’Toole A.C. doesn’t hit the track till 9.18 am on Sunday where she lines up for the 60m sprint.
Should she get through her races, the women’s 60m semi-finals are at 11.40 am on Sunday with the final at 5.46 pm.
She faces stiff competition from two of her Irish teammates though in Ciara Neville and Joan Healy.
Molly competed at the recent Elite Micro Meet where she finished first in both races, clocking 7.37 (Series 1) and 7.36 (Series 2), her personal best in this race was 7.32 which he clocked in Abbotstown in 2019.
Here’s the schedule of the Irish athletes for the championships this weekend.
DAY 1 – Friday, March 5th
1022 – Women’s 400m Round 1 – Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Sharlene Mawdsley
1200 – Women’s 800m Round 1 – Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, Nadia Power, Georgia Hartigan
1833 – Women’s 400m Semi – Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Sharlene Mawdsley
1855 – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Mark English, Cian McPhillips, John Fitzsimons
2000 – Women’s 3000m Final – Michelle Finn
2035 – Men’s 1500m Final – Andrew Corcoran, Paul Robinson, Luke McCann
DAY 2 – Saturday, March 6
0918 – Men’s 60m Round 1 – Leon Reid, Israel Olatunde, Dean Adams
1025 – Men’s 3000m Round 1 (SF) – Sean Tobin, John Travers, Brian Fay
1110 – Women’s 60m Hurdles Round 1 – Sarah Lavin
1250 – Men’s 60m Semis – Leon Reid, Israel Olatunde, Dean Adams
1800 – Women’s 800m Semis – Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, Nadia Power, Georgia Hartigan
1825 – Men’s 800m Semis – Mark English, Cian McPhillips, John Fitzsimons
1925 – Women’s 400m Final – Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Sharlene Mawdsley
1958 – Men’s 60m Final – Leon Reid, Israel Olatunde, Dean Adams
DAY 3 – Sunday, March 7
0918 – Women’s 60m Round 1 – Ciara Neville, Joan Healy, Molly Scott
1140 – Women’s 60m Semis – Ciara Neville, Joan Healy, Molly Scott
1230 – Women’s 60m Hurdles Semis – Sarah Lavin
1615 – Women’s 60m Hurdles Final – Sarah Lavin
1652 – Men’s 3000m Final – Sean Tobin, John Travers, Brian Fay
1713 – Women’s 800m Final – Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, Nadia Power, Georgia Hartigan
1725 – Men’s 800m Final – Mark English, Cian McPhillips, John Fitzsimons
1746 – Women’s 60m Final – Ciara Neville, Joan Healy, Molly Scott
