The curtain is set to fall on the World University Games in Germany and Team Ireland is going out swinging.
Four Irish athletes are in finals today across track and field, all looking to make a final-day statement. From the early morning race walk to two middle-distance races and a high-profile hammer final, there’s no shortage of storylines as one of the busiest weeks of the international summer season draws to a close.
Meanwhile, on the Continental Tour, Andrew Coscoran is back on the start line this evening at the ISATF Meeting in Bochum-Wattenscheid, Germany, where he lines up in the 1500m.
🎓 World University Games – Four Irish Athletes in Finals for Ireland
🔨 Nicola Tuthill leads the Irish medal hopefuls on Sunday. She returns to the circle for the women’s hammer throw final at 09.35am Irish time, having finished second in her qualification group on Saturday. The U23 European silver medallist has been in decent form all year and will look to finish strong here.
🏃♀️ Ava O’Connor, also in good form, goes in the 3000m steeplechase final just five minutes earlier. She won her heat convincingly on Friday.
🏃♀️ Laura Nicholson has had a long season stateside with the University of Toledo, and now caps it with a place in the 1500m final at 11.00am. She dug deep for 4th in her heat on Friday.
🚶♂️ Oisín Lane is the first Irish athlete in action, taking on the 20km race walk at 06.00am.
⏰ 06.00am – 🚶♂️ Oisín Lane – 20km Race Walk
⏰ 09.30am – 🏃♀️ Ava O’Connor – 3000m Steeplechase Final
⏰ 09.35am – 🔨 Nicola Tuthill – Women’s Hammer Throw Final
⏰ 11.00am – 🏃♀️ Laura Nicholson – 1500m Final
📄 Startlist
📺 Live Stream Scroll down for athletics link
📊 Results
🇩🇪 ISATF Meeting – World Continental Tour: Challenger (D)
Away from the championship circuit, Andrew Coscoran is on the starting list for the Mile race today at the ISATF Meeting in Bochum-Wattenscheid, part of the World Athletics Challenger series.
The 1500m Irish National Record Holder has already booked his place for Tokyo 2025 and continues to sharpen up as the season. While there is a stream for this one, it is geolocked to Germany unfortunately.
⏰ 2.20pm – 🏃 Andrew Coscoran – Men's Mile
📄 Startlist
📺 Live Stream
📊 Results
Image: Perri Williams