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 http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships
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 (North Down)
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
Men's 110m hurdles final
Athlete: Ben Reynolds
Irish time: 14:20/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