World Athletics Championships

World Athletic Championships: Ciara Mageean sets Irish record to finish fourth - ‘I honestly gave it my all’

Mageean just missed out on a first World Championship medal on the track for an Irish athlete since 1995

Ciara Mageean after the 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ciara Mageean after the 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ian O'Riordan in Budapest
Tue Aug 22 2023 - 20:40 • 5 MIN READ

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Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics