Sharlene Mawdsley got the Irish involvement at these European Games off to an excellent start
In the men’s 400m Jack Raftery finished third in 46.76. Kilkenny’s Aoibhe Richardson tackled the gruelling 12 and a half lap 5000m race, finishing in third running 16.45.02.
Lisburn athlete Lauren Roy and Dundalk’s Israel Olatunde both ran strongly in the 100m. Roy finished third in 11.82, while Olatunde finished in second just outside his season’s best as he clocked 10.37. Rocco Zaman-Browne crossed the line in third in the men’s 800m in a respectable 1.50.16, while Sligo’s Finley Daly finished just outside his personal best in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase placing second in a time of 8.51.41.
Mayo’s Michaela Walsh finished second in the Shot Put, Dubliner Niamh Fogarty was fourth in the discus, Jai Benson finished seventh in the Triple Jump, while Wexford’s Michael Bowler was fourth in the Pole Vault.Aoibhe Richardson – 3rd – Women’s 5000m – 16.45.02Finley Daly – 2nd – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase – 8.51.41Michaela Walsh – 2nd – Women’s Shot Put – 15.26mMichael Bowler – 4th – Men’s Pole Vault – 4.
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