The European Athletics Championships are officially underway with Olympian Marcus Lawler flying the flag for Carlow this week.
Lawler, running out of Clonliffe Harriers these days, is scheduled to take part in the men’s 200m event on Thursday morning (11.30am) and is also part of the 4 x 100m relay squad due in competition at 9am on Friday morning.
Over 35 Irish athletes have travelled to Germany with events running until Sunday evening. In all, 1,540 athletes from 47 nations will compete in over 50 medal events over the coming week. Previous European medal winners including Ferrybank AC’s Thomas Barr, Ciara Mageean and Mark English will spearhead the Irish contingent alongside world indoor finalist Sarah Lavin.
Also in the running for an appearance this week is Kilkenny City Harriers’ Cliodhna Manning who is part of the women’s 4 x 400m relay team alongside Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy and Roisin Harrison. If Manning is selected to run, she could make an apperance in the heats this Friday 19 August.
Irish Athlete Schedule
Monday 15 August
- 9.00am Shot Put Qualification: Eric Favors
- 9.30am Women’s Marathon: Fionnuala McCormack, Aoife Cooke, Ann Marie McGlynn
- 9.40am Men’s 100m Heats: Israel Olatunde
- 10.30am Men’s Marathon: Hugh Armstrong
- 6.00pm Men’s 400m Heats: Chris O’Donnell (Top 12 ranking – advances to SF)
- 6.35pm Women’s 400m Heats: Rhasidat Adeleke (Top 12 ranking – advances to SF), Sharlene Mawdsley, Phil Healy
- 7.15pm Men’s 1500m Heats: Luke McCann, Andrew Coscoran
Tuesday 16 August
- 9.15am Women’s 1500m Heats: Ciara Mageean, Sarah Healy
- 11.25am Men’s 400m SF: Chris O’Donnell
- 1.00pm WOmen’s 400m SF: Rhasidat Adeleke
- 8.08pm Men’s 5000m Final: Darragh McElhinney, Brian Fay
Wednesday 17 August
- 9.30am Women’s Hep 100mH: Kate O’Connor
- 10.05am Men’s 400mH Heats: Thomas Barr
- 10.35am Women’s Hep High Jump: Kate O’Connor
- 6.54pm Women’s Hep Shot Put: Kate O’Connor
- 8.10pm Women’s Hep 200m: Kate O’Connor
Thursday 18 August
- 8.20am Women’s 3,000m SC Heats: Eilish Flanagan, Michelle Finn
- 8.25am Women’s Hep Long Jump: Kate O’Connor
- 9.10am Men’s 800m Heats: Mark English, John Fitzsimons
- 9.45am Women’s 800m Heats: Louise Shanahan, Ciara Mageean
- 10.36am or 12.48pm: Women’s Hep Javelin: Kate O’Connor
- 11.30am Men’s 200m Heats: Marcus Lawler
- 8.25pm Women’s 5000m Final: Roisin Flanagan
- 8.55pm: Women’s Hep 800m Final: Kate O’Connor
Friday 19 August
- 9.00am Men’s 4 x 100m Heats: Marcus Lawler, Israel Olatunde, Leon Reid, Joseph Ojewumi, Mark Smyth, Colin Doyle
- 10.40am Women’s 4 x 400m Heats: Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison, Cliodhna Manning
Saturday 20 August
- 7.43pm Women’s 100mH Heats: Sarah Lavin
Sunday 21 August
- 6.10pm Women’s 100mH SF: Sarah Lavin
- 7.00pm Men’s 10,000m Final: Hiko Haso. Efrem Gidey
