It’s a packed Saturday for Irish athletics with action in Poland, Switzerland, and Belgium. From Diamond League showdowns to a stacked Continental Tour meet, there’s plenty of Irish firepower on display this afternoon and evening.
Before you build your day around it, a gentle reminder: start lists are a bit like weather forecasts, not always reliable. Athletes can scratch, switch events, or just disappear without warning. On we go.
🇵🇱 Silesia Diamond League – Poland - Diamond League: Global (GW)
Sarah Healy’s having a fantastic 1500m season. She already won gold at the Euro Indoors in the Netherlands earlier this year, and outdoors she’s been a force in the Diamond League, with a victory, a second place, and a third place to her name. She leads the Diamond League 1500m standings going into this race after a month-long break. She is joined in the pre-program by Tipperary T54 Para athlete Cillian Dunne in the Wheelchair 800m race, but unfortunately it won't be televised.
⏰ 1.34pm – 🏃♀️ Cillian Dunne – Men's 800m Wheelchair
⏰ 3.44pm – 🏃♀️ Sarah Healy – Women’s 1500m
📄 Startlist
📺 Watch Live (ROI) - Also on VM2 from 3pm - 5pm
📺 Watch Live (UK) - Also on BBC 3 from 3pm - 5pm
📊 Results
🇨🇭 CITIUS Meeting – Switzerland - World Continental Tour: Silver (B)
Sarah Lavin has been in top form. She claimed her tenth national 100m hurdles title two weeks ago and backed it up last week with victory over the barriers at a meet in Serbia. She’ll be looking to keep the winning momentum rolling here.
⏰ 5.36pm – 🏃♀️ Sarah Lavin – Women’s 100m Hurdles
📄 Startlist
📺 Watch Live
📊 Results
🇧🇪 Meeting voor Mon – Belgium - World Continental Tour: Challenger (D)
This meet is stacked with Irish talent. National champions like Jack Raftery (men’s 400m) and Laura Nicholson (women’s 1500m) are joined by major medal winners including European gold medallist Chris O’Donnell. Nick Griggs, fresh from U23 5000m silver and a climb to fifth on the Irish all-time list last week, goes in the 1500m alongside Shane Bracken, who set a PB over 3000m in Finland just days ago. Add in internationals like James Gormley and Lauren Cadden and it’s a deep Irish roster.
⏰ 1.45pm – 🏃♂️ David Cussen – Men’s High Jump
⏰ 2.05pm – 🏃♀️ Lauren Cadden – Women’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.05pm – 🏃♀️ Cliodhna Manning – Women’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.05pm – 🏃♀️ Arlene Crossan – Women’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃♂️ Chris O’Donnell – Men’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃♂️ Jack Raftery – Men’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃♂️ Cillin Greene – Men’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃♂️ Callum Baird – Men’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃♂️ Andrew Egan – Men’s 400m (ABC)
⏰ 3.10pm – 🏃♂️ Chris O’Donnell – Men’s 200m
⏰ 3.10pm – 🏃♂️ Robert McDonnell – Men’s 200m
⏰ 3.10pm – 🏃♂️ Aaron Keane – Men’s 200m
⏰ 4.00pm – 🏃♂️ Nick Griggs – Men’s 1500m (AB)
⏰ 4.00pm – 🏃♂️ Shane Bracken – Men’s 1500m (AB)
⏰ 4.00pm – 🏃♂️ James Gormley – Men’s 1500m (AB)
⏰ 4.20pm – 🏃♀️ Laura Nicholson – Women’s 1500m (AB)
⏰ 5.15pm – 🏃♀️ Emma Moore – Women’s 800m (ABC)
⏰ 6.40pm – 🏃♂️ Aaron Keane – Men’s 300m
⏰ 7.10pm – 🏃♂️ Joe Doody – Men’s 400m (D)
⏰ 8.40pm – 🏃♂️ Seán Donoghue – Men’s 1500m (C)
⏰ 8.40pm – 🏃♂️ Callum Morgan – Men’s 1500m (C)
📄 Startlist
📺 Watch Live
📊 Results
As always, we wish every Irish athlete in action every success.
Image: Perri Williams