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2022 European Athletics Championships, Munich

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    #32
    yerwanthere123
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    Irish in action on Tuesday

    https://twitter.com/irishathletics/status/1559280056630972416?t=2aC4YYBRyMR3cWGRAcHEYA&s=19




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    #33
    ariana`
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119478337#Comment_119478337

    Disappointed that RTE didn't really show Can's break. Once Eilish went for silver there was no denying her, she was so strong - delighted for her. Salpeter should be happy with a bronze so soon after getting a World Marathon bronze. Would've been nice to see more in the mix for silver/bronze.

    Very disappointing night for the Irish. Fair play to Coscoran for saving the evening. He was lucky to be in the 2nd Heat, he took that advantage & ran with great maturity.



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    #34
    wgtomblin
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    Poor run from Healy in 1500. Got boxed in at the back of the pack with lap to go, when Muir lifted the pace. Had to go wide and left with too much to do in the last 200. Should have been competitive when you see the athletes who auto-qualified behind Muir.



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    #35
    ariana`
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    McGeean 2nd in her heat with a SB.



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    #36
    Cosmo Kramer
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    Good run from Mageean - took out the pace and brought all four fastest losers through with her from that heat.

    Muir should win the event pulling up but it looks fairly open for the other medals and Mageean could be in the mix on Friday based on that run.



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    #37
    Caprica
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    A very impressive run by Ciara. She looked comfortable and confident leading it out. A medal is well within her reach. Muir and Ennaoui both looked very easy but beyond that i think Ciara has the beaten of the rest.. A disappointing run from Sarah Healy, I thought she’d get through easily in the Top 4. That’s another championship with a poor performance.

    Really enjoyed both marathons yesterday, two very exciting finishes with a great sprint from Ringer. Bar Fionnuala and Andrew C it was a disappointing day for the Irish.



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    #38
    wgtomblin
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    Ciara stayed to the fore and out of trouble. A mature, confident performance. Looks to be hitting top form at the right time.



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    #39
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    Healy said in her interview afterwards that she struggles mentally in the big championships. She had been seeing a sports psychologist about it but that she tends to give up as though it means nothing to her when it really does.



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    #40
    Dodge
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    Adeleke reaches the final. 7th overall in the semis. She looked tired down the last 50

    51.08 has only been beaten by 2 other Irish women. Shows how strong 400m is in Europe and how good Adeleke might get when she has more endurance in her legs



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    #41
    Cosmo Kramer
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    Did well to hang on and make the final but I thought she looked spent for the last 50-100m. A medal was always likely to be out of reach anyway but after a long season for her it doesn't look like she'll be in PB territory in the final based on her run in the semi.



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    #42
    Strazdas
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119480395#Comment_119480395

    But still a fine achievement overall - reaching a European sprint final at 19 shows she has enormous potential. It will be very interesting to see what times she can post come Olympic year.



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    #43
    Strazdas
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119479939#Comment_119479939

    Yes, very noticeable that Sarah falls to pieces as soon as she gets to a championship. This is going to be a big problem for her going forward unless she can somehow address it - sounds like it is purely psychological.



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    #44
    Hamachi
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    Just caught up on the women's 400m semi-finals.

    What an athlete Femke Bol is, just wow. She just ran 50.60, jogging the last 70m-80m. Phenomenal talent.

    I suspect that both she and Natalia Kaczmarek will both run well below 50 seconds in the final.



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    #45
    Strazdas
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    Adeleke says she slightly misjudged the last 30m and didn't realise Bolingo was coming up on her right to grab second place - she thought she was going to qualify automatically.



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    #46
    ariana`
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119480971#Comment_119480971

    An element of inexperience at this level? She is amazing to make a Final at her age, she has a bright future surely.



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    #47
    Strazdas
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119481223#Comment_119481223

    Yes, she's very inexperienced at championship level and is really only used to running fast times on the US college circuit.

    It may well be a touch of tiredness too after a long season but she suggests she also misjudged the closing stages of the race.



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    #48
    waynescales1
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    Get IN there big man!



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    #49
    whatawaster81
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    Unbelievable from Olatunde. Some finish to the line. Delighted for him.



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    #50
    Speak Now
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    Nice to see an Irish athlete get a bit of luck for once.



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    #51
    Cosmo Kramer
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    Brilliant from Olatunde. When I saw the blanket finish I thought he was going to break the Irish record and not go through. Much better to not break it and make the final on this occasion.

    Will be something different to watch a senior major championship 100m final with an Irish lad in it later tonight.



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    #52
    Strazdas
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    That was a phenomenal last 30m from Israel. He came from miles back and finished like an express train. This will do wonders for his confidence - he's clearly the man for the big occasion.



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    #53
    waynescales1
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    RTE cutting away from Irish involvement in a European athletics final to show a Rangers soccer match of all things!



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    #54
    yerwanthere123
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    Olatunde in the final, brilliant 😎



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    #55
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    He gets lane 7 again for the final.



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    #56
    yerwanthere123
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    Hang on, RTÉ are finished for the night seemingly, and aren't showing the final?!



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    #57
    Strazdas
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119482459#Comment_119482459

    It's now live on the RTE News channel.



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    #58
    whatawaster81
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    It's on the Rte news channel. Or beeb 2



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    #59
    Murph_D
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119482469#Comment_119482469

    They could have put Rangers on the news channel. Not even HD.



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    #60
    whatawaster81
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    Yeah the picture on the News Channel is brutal



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    #61
    Strazdas
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119482539#Comment_119482539

    I'd say they were caught napping when creating the schedules and didn't realise that Olatunde might might make the 100m final (and by the time he did, it was way too late to change things around).



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