News Summary:
Lauren Roy advanced to the semi-final of the Women’s 60m on March 21, clocking 7.25 seconds to finish fourth in her heat, while Mark English missed a place in the Men’s 800m final at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. This followed Bori Akinola’s exit from the World Athletics Championships on March 20, where he finished sixth in his 60m semi-final with a time of 6.60 seconds, which was not enough to progress to the final. Earlier on March 20, English, Maeve O’Neill (800m), and Akinola (60m) all advanced to the semi-finals of their respective events on the opening morning of the championships, with English, 33, cruising through his Men’s 800m heat in 1:46.42. Separately, on March 19, Athletics Ireland outlined the selection process for the national team slated to compete at the 2026 IAU 100K World Championships in Ames A Coruña, Spain, aiming to select a highly competitive team. Previously, an 11-strong Irish team arrived in Toruń, Poland, on March 19 ahead of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, which commenced the following day.
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