Ciara Mageean Sets NI 3,000m Record
24 January 2022
Photo: James Rhodes
Ciara Mageean opened her indoor season, after the Christmas break, with an impressive win in the 3,000m event at the World Indoor Silver Tour Meeting in Manchester, setting a new NI record in the process.
Multi-NI record holder, Mageean, added to her tally with a new 3,000m record of 8:47.24, beating her previous record of 8:48.27 set at Athlone in 2020 and moving closer to the Irish Record of 8:43.74 set by Mary Cullen in 2009.
The Team New Balance athlete, beat Albania’s Luiza Gega with an impressive sprint in the last lap, leaving her in 2nd place in 8:47.53 with GB’s Verity Ockenden in 3rd place in a time of 8:51.17.
Results can be found here
Meanwhile in Scotland…
Finn Valley AC’s Sommer Lecky won Gold in the Senior Women’s High Jump at the Scottish Senior Championships, with a best jump of 1.79m.
The Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallist, started the competition with brilliant first attempts at 1.69m and 1.74m, following by a soaring clearance of 1.79m to secure the gold medal.