Ireland's Ciara Mageean clinched gold in the 1500m at the European Championships in Rome, delivering a stellar performance by navigating through the crowd and finishing with ease. This victory adds to Ireland's remarkable achievements at the event, including a gold medal in the relay team comprising Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, and Tom Barr. Great Britain also had notable successes with George Mills securing a silver medal in the 5000m and Romell Glave earning a bronze in the 100m. Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won the 5000m gold, showcasing his class. Georgia Bell, who returned to running during the pandemic through Parkrun, secured a silver medal for Great Britain in the 1500m.
'I didn't grow up playing camogie to get boxed in' - Gold medal winner Mageean. https://t.co/CRuiHW0ICf
Pure gold from the wonderful Ciara Mageean. https://t.co/T5XYEJy75K
She found a gap...and she went for it! ๐ช Ciara Mageean ๐ฎ๐ช storms to 1500m gold for Ireland in #Roma2024! ๐ฅ #IgniteTheFire (@irishathletics | @TeamIreland) https://t.co/sKf4f0IyQf
Not today Great Britain. #Mageean. https://t.co/UW2EtbUwM8
Ciara Mageean wins gold in the 1500m at the European Championships https://t.co/OCRjGITyIh
Terrific race my Mageean. Nicely shouldered through the crowd down the home straight to win with ease! ๐ฅ https://t.co/zwmrjEYagY
Terrific race my Mageean. Nicely shouldered through the crowd down the home straight to win with ease! https://t.co/kQfJUhbJyU
Terrific race my Mageean. Nicely shouldered through the crowd down the home straight to win east! https://t.co/lbVHHjONgx
Go on Ciara Mageean! Two golds! ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช https://t.co/cTxy7HBiJI
Cracking run from Ciara Mageean to take 1500m womenโs gold for Ireland. But it was also a hell of a performance from GBโs Georgia Bell, who returned to running during the pandemic through Parkrun and is now a European silver medalist
TV View: Irish relay teamโs magical performance receives the masterclass commentary it deserves https://t.co/Vaz0ITNm0x
A gutsy, bold effort from George Mills to draw the sting out of Jakob Ingebrigtsen fell just short, but the British runner gained his first major medal in only his third ever 5,000m Read @ricktimes's European Athletics Championships report for free โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/2VnELcKb9b
So, so close for Great Britain's Romell Glave! ๐ฌ๐ง He pushes Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs all the way in the 100m and finishes with a bronze ๐ฅ #BBCAthletics #Rome2024 https://t.co/a0YqdvtX9D
GB have their first medal at #Roma2024! ๐ฌ๐ง๐ George Mills delivering a 5000m silver medal ๐ฅ But Jakob Ingebrigtsen shows his class ๐ณ๐ด๐ฅโจ #BBCAthletics https://t.co/PrLmh7myw3
'A testament to unwavering resilience' - From rock bottom to famous gold in Rome. How Irelandโs Chris OโDonnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley and Tom Barr forged their paths to glory at European Championships. https://t.co/CPyL8Wv8Un