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# London 2017

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# Marathon Man
'I'd love to have a crack at another Olympics and make amends for what happened last time'
Mick Clohisey on how his World Championship run was a redemption for Rio.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 10:00 AM
# Painful
No fairytale ending to Usain Bolt's career as he dramatically pulls up with injury in relay final
The 4x100m gold medal was won by Great Britain with the United States in second and Japan grabbing the bronze.
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Aug 12th 2017, 11:05 PM
# London 2017
Farah denied winning send-off in London as Edris claims 5,000 metre gold
There was no fairytale ending for Mo.
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Aug 12th 2017, 9:16 PM
# She's Back
Sally Pearson's face after winning the 100m hurdles gold says it all
Australian completes fairytale return by beating Harper Nelson and Dutkiewicz.
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Aug 12th 2017, 8:48 PM
# London 2017
'The hardest decision of my life': Hamstring injury forces Boyce out of World Championships
“It won’t be possible to do myself or my country justice.”
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Aug 12th 2017, 3:16 PM
# London 2017
Turkish delight in stunning 200m final as van Niekerk pipped by 0.02 seconds
Ramil Guliyev wins Turkey’s first-ever gold at the IAAF World Championships.
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Aug 10th 2017, 10:14 PM
# London 2017
Ireland's Siofra Cléirigh-Buttner falls short in 800m heats
Reigning Olympic champion Caster Semenya comfortably through to Friday’s semi-finals.
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Aug 10th 2017, 8:37 PM
# Agony
Harrowing end to the women's 400m final as Shaunae Miller-Uibo dramatically pulls up
The Olympic champion seemed to pick up a muscle-related injury as she approached the finish line.
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Aug 10th 2017, 12:39 AM
# all on his own
Isaac Makwala's bizarre solo run sees him reach 200m semi-final
He’ll now compete again at 8.55pm and try to reach the final.
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Aug 9th 2017, 7:19 PM
# London 2017
'Inhumane and unsportsmanlike': Gatlin's agent really unhappy with reaction to 100m champ
Gatlin, who has twice served doping bans, has not been well-received as the new world champion.
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Aug 8th 2017, 11:37 AM
# Hard Luck
'It was always going to be a massive ask': Gregan misses out on Worlds final spot
The Dubliner finished in sixth place in the 400m semi-final.
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Aug 6th 2017, 8:37 PM
# mixed reception
Boos drowned out by applause as Gatlin receives 100m gold medal
The American took to the podium alongside Christian Coleman and Usain Bolt.
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Aug 6th 2017, 7:35 PM
# London 2017
'I would have loved to come out with a PB, but this is the best I can do. I'm happy'
Ireland’s Claire McCarthy clocked a season’s best time of 2:38:26 in the marathon at the Worlds, which is just outside her personal best.
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Aug 6th 2017, 6:29 PM
# London 2017
'It was incredible going through certain parts of the course - there was Irish from all over'
Mick Clohisey finished in 22nd place in today’s men’s marathon in London, with Clare runner Sean Hehir finishing in 63rd place.
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Aug 6th 2017, 3:54 PM
# London 2017
Thomas Barr has qualified for the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles at the World Championships
Barr automatically qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals in fourth place after Kyron McMaster was disqualified.
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Aug 6th 2017, 11:52 AM
# London 2017
'I've done my time and I've come back': Gatlin on the defensive in his moment of glory
The American sprinter defended his right to compete, saying he had served his four year ban for doping.
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Aug 6th 2017, 9:39 AM
# Farewell
'I've done all I can for the sport and myself so it's time to go': No regrets for Bolt despite bronze finish
He finished third in his final individual race at the IAFF World Championships, but there were no regrets for the Jamaican icon.
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Aug 6th 2017, 9:07 AM
# London 2017
No fairytale ending for Bolt as Justin Gatlin storms to 100m gold in London
The Jamaican finished third in the final individual race of his career.
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Aug 5th 2017, 9:56 PM
# London 2017
Usain Bolt pipped in photo finish, but is safely through to tonight's 100m final
The Jamaican will take to the track for his final individual race at 9.45pm.
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Aug 5th 2017, 7:49 PM
# Hard Luck
Mark English fails to qualify for 800m semi-finals at the World Championships
English finished in fifth place in heat five.
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Aug 5th 2017, 1:47 PM
# London 2017
Brian Gregan impresses on way to 400m semi-finals in London
It was a third-place finish for the Irish athlete.
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Aug 5th 2017, 11:59 AM
# Mobot
Mo Farah's double hopes endangered after battering
The British talisman won the 10,000m crown again last night.
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Aug 5th 2017, 9:27 AM
# honest assessment
'It was just a disaster out there': Disappointment for Ireland's Ciara Mageean at Worlds
The 25-year-old was uncharacteristically off-form in London.
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Aug 4th 2017, 8:26 PM
# no showdown
Injury rules Bolt’s main rival Andre de Grasse out of World Championships
A hamstring injury comes in the way of the showdown between the two big guns.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 5:10 PM
# London Calling
London 2017: The start times for every Irish athlete at the World Athletics Championships
Eleven-strong Irish team head to London’s Olympic Park.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 12:17 PM