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Abigail Ives, 19, runs sub-2min 800m – UK track round-up inc County Champs special

Abigail Ives, 19, runs sub-2min 800m - UK track round-up inc County Champs special

Stunning 800m times in Belfast and British juniors gain plenty of Euro under-20 qualifiers in Birmingham plus results round-up from the English county championships

IRISH MILERS’ CLUB MEET, Belfast, May 13

Louise Shanahan won the women’s 800m in a fast 1:59.53 with Abigail Ives having a huge breakthrough as she improved her PB from 2:01.56 to 1:59.92 which places her fourth all-time among British under-20s.

European under-23 champion Isabelle Boffey set a PB of 2:00.18 in third.

World under-20 bronze medallist Ethan Hussey improved his PB to 1:46.18 in winning the men’s race while in third Angus Harrington improved his PB from 1:48.58 to inside 1:47.

Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran won the 3000m from under-20 Nicholas Griggs’ 7:53.24 which was just ahead of James West’s 7:53.25.

Men: 100 (1.3): 1 Robert McDonnell IRL 10.46; 2 Christopher Sibanda IRL 10.60; 3 Joseph Ojewumi IRL 10.61; 4 Nkemjika Onwumereh IRL 10.71; 5 Conor Morey IRL 10.72; 6 Bori Akinola IRL 10.73; 7 Keith Pike IRL 10.95. 200 (-0.9): 1 Mark Smyth IRL 20.70; 2 Robert McDonnell IRL 20.87; 3 Adam Murphy IRL 21.72. 400: 1 Jack Raftery IRL 46.68; 2 Cathal Crosbie IRL 47.07; 3 Aaron Keane IRL 48.19. B: 1 Callum Baird IRL 46.95; 2 Eoin Kenny IRL 47.64; 3 Andrew Egan IRL 47.78. 800: 1 Ethan Hussey 1:46.18; 2 Thomas Randolph 1:46.83; 3 Angus Harrington 1:46.98; 4 Rocco Zaman-Browne 1:47.30; 5 David Locke 1:47.31; 6 Roland Surlis IRL 1:47.43; 7 Archie Davis 1:48.01; 8 Robert Hewison IRL 1:49.59. 1500: 1 Bram Buigel NED 3:42.88; 2 Tom Dodd 3:43.13; 3 Abdirahman Mohamed NED 3:46.08; 4 Jack O’Leary IRL 3:46.26; 5 Keelan Kilrehill IRL 3:46.73; 6 Thomas Moran IRL 3:47.86; 7 Joseph Hastings IRL 3:48.29; 8 Philip Marron IRL 3:49.35; 9 Kieran Kelly IRL 3:49.45; 10 Charlie Eastaugh 3:50.83. 3000: 1 Andrew Coscoran IRL 7:50.87; 2 Nicholas Griggs IRL 7:53.24 NU20R; 3 James West 7:53.25; 4 Will Battershill 7:53.29; 5 Mark Pearce 7:59.88; 6 Neil Johnston IRL 8:02.06; 7 Aleksander Wiącek POL 8:05.31; 8 Callum Morgan IRL 8:10.72; 9 Eoin Everard IRL 8:16.75. B: 1 Cathal O’Reilly IRL 8:21.27; 2 Crummy Gary 8:27.69

Women: 100 (-0.6): 1 Mollie O’Reilly IRL 11.77; 2 Sarah Leahy IRL 11.81; 3 Leila Colfer IRL 12.07. 200 (-0.3): 1 Phil Healy IRL 23.70; 2 Molly Hourihan IRL 24.42; 3 Sarah McCarthy IRL 24.91. 400: 1 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 51.75; 2 Seren Bundy-Davies 52.76; 3 Phil Healy IRL 53.00; 4 Roisin Harrison IRL 53.06; 5 Kelly McGrory IRL 54.21; 6 Priscilla van Oorschot NED 54.85; 7 Leah Bergin IRL 55.03. 800: 1 Louise…

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