Ciara Mageean was distraught but proud after an agonising fourth place finish in the world 1500m final. The Portaferry woman ran the race of her life in Budapest against some of the best athletes the sport has ever seen. Faith Kipyegon is the best female distance runner there has ever been, Sifan Hassan is right […]
2 years ago
Roll on the World Championships in 2023 and the Olympics in 2024. It feels strange to say it but in this kind of form, and with a bit of luck on her side, Ciara Mageean will be right up there. She’ll be right up there with as good a chance as anybody. We always have […]
3 years ago
“Wonderful to see such sportsmanship between these two athletes.” “My time will come,” Ciara Mageean confidently declared, not long after her fantastic second place finish in the European Championships. The Portaferry native shot out as the pace-setter in the Women’s 1500-metre final, in Munich, and had enough left in the tank to push Olympic silver […]
3 years ago
Ciara Mageean ran the best race of her life to win the silver medal in the European 1500m in Munich. For a while, as she led from the gun and then stalked Laura Muir’s move at the bell, it looked like she might even take the gold but as she says herself, that’s for another […]
3 years ago
Lockdown certainly didn’t do Ciara Mageean any harm. Running in her first race back since track and field’s enforced shut-down, the Down athlete hit the ground running with a personal best and an Irish record for 800m. A relatively low-key meet in Switzerland is a long way from the Tokyo Olympics, which were due to […]
5 years ago
Growing up, Ciara Mageean’s dreams were of All-Stars, All-Ireland medals and lining out in Croke Park. She could run all day. Knew that from an early age but back then there was always a ball involved. Camogie legends were the ones she looked up to. Her aunt Edel Mason and Leitrim’s Maureen McAleenan were the […]
6 years ago