When to Watch Northern Irelands Tokyo Olympians

Athletics Northern Ireland has 6 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, representing Team Ireland, who will compete across a range of events.

First to take to the stage will be Carmen Runners’ Eilish Flanagan, coached by Damon Martin in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase on Sunday 1^st August in Round 1. The European Cross Country team Silver Medallist set her NI record of 9:40.68 in May in Eugene, Oregon and finished 2^nd at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Lucerrne, to secure her place in Tokyo.

Next will be Portaferry’s Ciara Mageean, coached by Steve Vernon (City of Lisburn AC/ Team New Balance) who will compete in the Women’s 1500m Round 1 on Monday 2^nd August. The three-time European Medallist finished in 10^th place at the 2019 World Championships where she earned her NI record time of 4:00.15.

On Tuesday 3^rd August, Leon Reid, coached by James Hillier (Menapians AC) will line up for the Men’s 200m in Round 1. The NI Commonwealth Bronze Medallist has a personal best time of 20.27, set at the 2018 British Championships in Birmingham.

Saturday 7^th August will see three of NI’s athletes represent Team Ireland in the Men’s Marathon. Paul Pollock, coached by Andy Hobdell (Annadale Striders & Kent AC) ran a time of 2:10.25 at the Valencia Marathon, while Kevin Seaward, coached by Andy Hobdell (St Malachy’s AC & Cardiff AC) set a time of 2:10.09 at the Seville Marathon. Stephen Scullion, coached by Stephen Haas (Clonliffe Harriers & Under Armour) set his qualification time of 2:09.49 at the London Marathon, also setting a new Irish record time.

The full schedule for Northern Ireland’s Tokyo Olympians, including Heats, semi-finals and finals is below:

*Times given are NI times. Heat times will be confirmed closer to the event times. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates.

Find the full Tokyo 2021 Olympics Athletics schedule here: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm