World Athletics Indoor Championships - Athletics Ireland
20-22 March ‘26

World Athletics Indoor Championships

The next edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships is coming to Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, on 20-22 March 2026!

  • Live from Friday 08:55am on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media Two
  • Event timetable HERE

Team Ireland Times (LOCAL TIMES IN BRACKETS)

Morning Session – Friday March 20th

  • Bori Akinola – Men’s 60m – Heats – 09:20 (10:20)
  • Maeve O’Neill – Women’s 800m – Heats – 11:51 (12:51)
  • Emma Moore – Women’s 800m – Heats – 11:51 (12:51)
  • Mark English – Men’s 800m – Heats – 12:26 (13:26)

Evening Session – Friday March 20th

  • James Gormley – Men’s 1500m – Heats – 17:54 (18:54)
  • Bori Akinola – Men’s 60m – SF – 19:16 (20:16) *
  • Bori Akinola – Men’s 60m – Final – 20:22 (21:22) *

Morning Session – Saturday March 21st

  • Lauren Roy – Women’s 60m – Heats – 10:05 (11:05)
  • Ciara Neville – Women’s 60m – Heats – 10:05 (11:05)
  • Maeve O’Neill – Women’s 800m – SF – 11:22 (12:22) *
  • Emma Moore – Women’s 800m – SF – 11:22 (12:22) *
  • Mark English – Men’s 800m – SF – 12:08 (13:08) *

Evening Session – Saturday March 21st

  • Andrew Coscoran – Men’s 3000m – Final – 18:22 (19:22)
  • Nick Griggs – Men’s 3000m – Final – 18:22 (19:22)
  • Lauren Roy – Women’s 60m – SF – 19:14 (20:14) *
  • Ciara Neville – Women’s 60m – SF – 19:14 (20:14) *
  • Lauren Roy – Women’s 60m – Final – 20:20 (21:20) *
  • Ciara Neville – Women’s 60m – Final – 20:20 (21:20) *

Morning Session – Sunday March 22nd

  • Kate O’Connor – Women’s Pentathlon – 60m Hurdles – 09:05 (10:05)
  • Kate O’Connor – Women’s Pentathlon – High Jump – 09:43 (10:43)
  • Sarah Lavin – Women’s 60m Hurdles – Heats – 11:55 (12:55)
  • Kate O’Connor – Women’s Pentathlon – Shot Put – 12:21 (13:21)

Evening Session – Sunday March 22nd

  • Kate O’Connor – Women’s Pentathlon – Long Jump – 16:40 (17:40)
  • James Gormley – Men’s 1500m – Final – 17:38 (18:38) *
  • Sarah Lavin – Women’s 60m Hurdles – SF – 17:51 (18:51) *
  • Mark English – Men’s 800m – Final – 18:38 (19:38) *
  • Maeve O’Neill – Women’s 800m – Final – 18:53 (19:53) *
  • Emma Moore – Women’s 800m – Final – 18:53 (19:53) *
  • Kate O’Connor – Women’s Pentathlon – 800m – 19:03 (20:03)
  • Sarah Lavin – Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final – 19:13 (20:13) *

*Subject to advancing

 

Irish medallists at the World Athletics Indoor Championships

1987    1500m                             Marcus O’Sullivan      GOLD             3:39.04

1987    3,000m                           Frank O’Mara               GOLD               8:03.32

1987    3,000m                           Paul Donovan               SILVER             8:03.99

1989    1500m                             Marcus O’Sullivan      GOLD              3:36.64

1991    3,000m                            Frank O’Mara               GOLD               7:41.14

1993    1500m                             Marcus O’Sullivan      GOLD               3:45.00

1997    3,000m                            Sonia O’Sullivan         SILVER              8:46.19

2003    400m                               Paul McKee                   BRONZE            45.99

2006    60m Hurdles                Derval O’Rourke         GOLD                 7.84

2025    Pentathlon                     Kate O’Connor            SILVER               4742 Points

Team:

2004    Men’s 4x400m Relay                                            BRONZE               3:10.44

(Rob Daly, Gary Ryan, David Gillick, David McCarthy)

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