Morning report from Team Ireland on Day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
AUGUST 2nd, 2021: It was another busy morning at the Olympic Stadium for Irish athletes, with Ciara Mageean in action in the first round of the Women’s 1500m heats.
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Mageean finished 10th in the heats, but fell outside of the automatic qualification positions, with her time unfortunately not quick enough to take one of the six non-automatic spots. Mageean was just three spots away from qualifying with a time of 4:07.29 (27th).
“I’m feeling disappointed to say the least,” said Mageean afterwards. “Anybody who’s seen me racing over the last number of years knows that I’m a tough competitor, I know I am, and whenever I put my Irish vest on I raise my game, and that was sub-par for me today.”