Brian Fay, Sarah Lavin and Sophie O'Sullivan all had a night to remember at the Palio Citta' della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Wednesday.
O'Sullivan broke Sarah Healy's Irish U23 3000m record by just under two seconds, running 8:44.72 as she finished second behind Wubrist Aschal of Ethiopia.
The time also puts her third on the all-time Irish list, just a second behind Mary Cullen, and 23 seconds behind her mother Sonia's 29-year-old national record of 8:21.64.
💥 National U23 3000m record for O'Sullivan 💥
Sophie O'Sullivan (Ballymore Cobh A.C.) has broken the national U23 3000m record in Italy this evening.
O'Sullivan finished second in an impressive time of 8.44.72 at the Palio Citta' Della Querciato meet to move third on the… pic.twitter.com/8EG9hdo4ca— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) September 6, 2023
In the men's 3000m, Fay smashed his personal best, running 7:36.89 as he finished second behind American Grant Fisher. The time moves the Raheny Shamrocks athlete to third on the all-time Irish list behind Alistair Cragg in second and Mark Carroll's national record of 7:30.36.
Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrocks A.C.) moves to third on the Irish All-Time list over 3000m clocking a massive PB of 7.36.89 to finish second at the Palio Citta' Della Quercia meet in Italy 🤩
Other Irish results ⬇
✨ Sarah Lavin - 1st - 100m Hurdles - 12.76
✨ Louise Shanahan -… pic.twitter.com/fjDyzesora— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) September 6, 2023
Lavin continued her remarkable form by winning the 100m hurdles. The Limerick sprinter ran 12.76 as she finished ahead of Jamaican Amoi Brown and American Taliyah Brooks.
On Monday evening, Lavin broke Phil Healy's Irish 100m record when she ran 11.27 in Switzerland. That added to the new Irish 100m hurdles record of 12.62 which she had set at the World Championships in Budapest last month.
Sarah Lavin’s 100 hurdles win at Rovereto in Italy tonight. pic.twitter.com/yshDrAw61h
— Will Downing (@WillDowningComm) September 6, 2023
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