Countdown to Beijing: Irish schedule for IAAF World Championships

Countdown to Beijing:  Irish schedule for IAAF World Championships

The IAAF World Championships (August 22-30) start this coming Saturday in the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing with an Irish squad of 16 athletes set to compete. Below is the Irish schedule for the event. For all you need to know about the championships log on to the IAAF here 

Time wise, Ireland is seven hours behind Beijing.  

English and Barr kick off Irish at World Championships 

Saturday 22nd of August Day 1

Mark English (UCD) and Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) will get the Irish athletes underway on day 1 of the championships. It will be an early start for Irish fans watching from home to see if English advances to the semi-finals. 

Men’s 800m heats 

Athlete: Mark English (UCD)

Irish Time: 4:50am/local time: 11:50

Men’s 400m hurdles heats

Athlete: Thomas Barr (Ferrybank)

Irish time: 11:35am/local time:18:35

Sunday 23rd of August  Day 2 

Men's 20km Race Walk

Athlete: Alex Wright

Irish time: 1:30am/local time: 8:30am

Men’s 400m hurdles semi-final

Athlete: Thomas Barr

Irish time: 11:40am/local time: 18:40

Men’s 800m semi-final 

Athlete: Mark English

Irish time: 13:15/local time: 20:15

Monday 24th August Day 3

Women’s pole vault qualification 

Athlete: Tori Pena (Finn Valley)

Irish time: 2:30am/local time: 9:30am

Women’s 3,000m steeplechase heats

Athletes: Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle), Sara Treacy (Dunboyne), Michelle Finn (Leevale)

Irish time: 2:45am/local time: 9:45am

Tuesday 25th August Day 4

Men’s 400m hurdles  final 

Athlete: Thomas Barr

Irish time: 13:25/local time 20:25

Men’s 800m final 

Athlete: Mark English

Irish time: 13:55/local time: 20:55

Wednesday August 26th Day 5

Women's 800m heats

Athlete: Ciara Everard (UCD)

Irish time: 3:25am/local time: 10:25

Men’s 110m hurdles heats

Athlete: Ben Reynolds

Irish time: 4:20am/local time: 11:20

Women’s pole vault final 

Athlete: Tori Pena

Irish time 12:00pm/Local time: 19:00

Women’s 200m heats 

Athlete: Kelly Proper

Irish time: 12:15pm/local time: 19:15

Women’s 3,000m steeplechase final 

Athletes:  Kerry O’Flaherty, Michelle Finn, Sara Treacy

Irish time: 14:00/local time: 21:00

Thursday August 27th Day 6

Men's 110m hurdles semi-finals 

Athlete: Ben Reynolds

Irish time: 12:05pm/local time: 19:05

Women’s 200m semi-finals

Athlete: Kelly Proper

Irish time: 12:35pm/local time: 19:35

Women’s 800m semi-finals

Athlete: Ciara Everard

Irish time: 13:05/local time: 20:05

Friday August 28th Day 7

Women’s 200m final

Athlete: Kelly Proper

Irish time: 14:00/local time: 21:00

14:20 men’s 110m hurdles final Ben Reynolds

local time: 21:20

Saturday August 29th Day 8 Heffernan looks to defend his title

Men’s 50km Race Walk 

Athletes: Robert Hefferan (Togher), Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny), Alex Wright (Leevale) 

Irish time: 00:30/local time: 7:30

Men’s 4x400m relay heats

Ireland: Thomas Barr, Mark English, Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers), Brian Murphy (Crusaders), Timmy Crowe (Clonliffe Harriers), Richard Morrissey (Crusaders)

Irish time: 3:40am/local time: 10:40

Women’s 800m final 

Athlete: Ciara Everard

Irish time: 12:15/local time: 19:15

Sunday August 30th Day 9

Men’s 4x400m final

Irish time: 13:25/local time 20:25