In terms of records, there never has been a year in Irish athletics to match 2023. The Portaferry woman also had a good year competitively culminating in fourth place in the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships. FebruaryThe record breaking continued in February when Andrew Coscoran broke the 41-year-old 1500m Irish record at the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham. At home, Israel Olatunde was the star of an action-packed National Indoor Championships with a new Irish record in the 60m. Kiptum became the first man to break 2:01 in a record-eligible race taking 34 seconds off the previous world record.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2023 17:01 UTC