Olympics with no crowds, not recognising Wozniacki in Rio and 'a weird hatred of bananas'
Thomas Barr also discusses adjusting to lockdown and current drug-testing procedures.
Thomas Barr also discusses adjusting to lockdown and current drug-testing procedures.
Kenya’s Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich won the race with a time of 1:45.98, while the Donegal native came seventh.
Elsewhere, there was disappointment for Michelle Finn.
Barr is returning to his best ahead of the World Athletics Championships held in Qatar next month.
Thomas Barr and Sarah Healy were also flying the flag in Birmingham.
The Waterford hurdler resumes his season at the National Athletics Championships this weekend.
The Waterford native missed out on a podium place, but improved on his performance in Stockholm last week.
The Waterford native finished third in the 400m hurdles this evening.
The 26-year-old now turns his attention to the IAAF World Championships at the end of September.
It’s the opening day of the European Indoor Championships.
Pavel Maslak has been denied the opportunity to compete for a fourth straight 400m title through illness.
A strong Irish team of 16 athletes has been chosen for next month’s European Indoor Athletics Championships.
Meanwhile, there were gold medals for Rhasidat Adeleke, Mark English, Leon Reid and Phil Healy among others.
The European bronze medallist is targeting qualification for the European Indoor Championships in March.
Thomas Barr was crowned Athlete of the Year at today’s ceremony in Dublin.
No longer the nearly man, Thomas Barr has become Ireland’s man for the big occasion after ending the summer as a European bronze medallist.
Young team upbeat about their performance in Berlin despite the disappointment of a fifth place finish.
Thomas Barr’s family were in Berlin to cheer him on to a fantastic bronze medal in the 400m hurdles final.
Thomas Barr ran the second-fastest time of his career to take bronze in Berlin.
The Waterford native produced a brilliant performance in Berlin.
The Waterford man is confident he can post a faster 400m hurdle time in Thursday’s final.
Ciara Mageean claimed an 800m and 1500m double on day two at the Irish Life Health National Senior Athletics Championships.
The Waterford man ran the 400m hurdles in under 49 seconds.
The Waterford man produced a stunning finish on the home stretch to claim the win at Lucerne.
The Waterford native finished eighth with a time of 49.53.
The 400m hurdler believes new measures on the way from the IAAF are ‘a step in the right direction’.
The Irish 400m hurdler believes PE should become part of the Leaving Certificate.
The Waterford runner cannot compete due to a vomiting bug.
Barr automatically qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals in fourth place after Kyron McMaster was disqualified.
Eleven-strong Irish team head to London’s Olympic Park.
Barr clocked a time of 49.73 in the 400m hurdles final in Vaasa.
The Waterford native impressed in a quick race in Norway.
It’s all about the balance for Ireland Olympic hero Thomas Barr.
Thomas Barr visited The42 to look back on 12 months of exhilarating highs and testing lows in a wide-ranging interview.
Rob Heffernan was also recognised at this afternoon’s awards lunch in Santry.
Thomas Barr says he understands why the general public might be suspicious of therapeutic use exemptions.
Barr finished fourth in the Olympic final in Rio, but couldn’t replicate that performance in Switzerland tonight.
As the Rio chapter of the Olympics closes, we sign off on our Olympic podcast with a brief recap of the last two weeks.
Not all of them won medals but each athlete mentioned here overachieved in their own way.