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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Fionnuala Britton qualifies for 5,000m in Olympics...

Having already qualified for the 3,000m steeplechase and 10,000m in the Olympics in London, Fionnuala Britton has now qualified for the 5,000m. In a race in Rabat, Morocco last Sunday (27th May 2012), the current European Cross Country Champion ran 15:15.69 to finish in 6th place.

5000 Metres - Women  (Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme, Rabat, 27/05/2012)          
1 Alaoui Selsouli , Mariem         MAR   14:45.91
2 Kisa , Janeth                    KEN   14:57.68
3 Cherono , Priscah Jepleting      KEN   14:59.53
4 Godfay , Afera                   ETH   15:01.20
5 Gebru , Azemra                   ETH   15:11.91
6 Britton , Fionnuala              IRL   15:15.69 
7 Noujani , Nadia                  MAR   15:16.50
8 Moukim , Rkia                    MAR   15:21.88
9 Masai , Magdalene                KEN   15:28.48
10 Belete , Almenesh                ETH   15:32.68
11 Ghézielle , Bouchra              FRA   15:32.89
12 Mekasha , Waganesh               ETH   15:36.64
13 Mwangi , Joyce                   KEN   15:37.09
14 Mohammed , Alia Saeed            UAE   15:40.81
15 Bleasdale , Julia                GBR   16:00.75

This time which I presume was set in very warm conditions was well inside her previous best of 15:21.45 achieved in a mixed race last year. The qualifying Olympic 'A' standard is 15:20.

At the same meet, 20 year old Ciara Mageean ran 4:13.10 to finish 8th in the womens 1,500m. While this was much better than the 4:21.61 that she ran at the Leevale Track Meet in Cork in April, it is still well behind the 4:07.45 that she ran back in August 2011.

She is currently trying to achieve the Olympic 'A' standard of 4:06.00.

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