Dreams are made at Morton Games!

Finally, it’s here, the World Athletics Continental tour meet Morton Games returns to Morton Stadium Dublin tomorrow, Friday July 11th. The pre programme starts at 5.30pm. The main programme is 7.00pm. Gates open from 4.30pm.

It promises to be a star-studded affair, with many of Ireland’s best-known athletes competing including Sharlene Mawdsley, Efrem Gidey, Andrew Coscoran, Cathal Doyle, Nick Griggs, Niamh Fogarty, Jenna Bromell, Laura Nicholson, Jack Raftery, Israel Olatunde, Eric Favors, Cian McPhillips, Lauren Cadden, Sommer Lecky, Brian Fay, Darragh McElhinney, Chris O’Donnell, Shauna Bocquet and many more.

Morton Games timetable:

5.30  Dublin Athletics U/10 4 x 200 mixed relay

5.40  Dublin Athletics U/12 4 x 200 mixed relay

5.50  Dublin Athletics U/14 4 x 200 mixed relay

6.00  Dublin Athletics U/16 4 x 200 mixed relay

6.15 Fingal 16 x 100  U/10 to U/16 Interclub mixed relay

6.30 Jerry Kiernan Foundation U/20 Women’s Mile

6.40 Jerry Kiernan Foundation U/20 Men’s Mile

6.50 HyGo Water Women’s High Jump

7.00 Women’s 800 T34/T54 Wheelchair

7.05 Fashionflo Women’s Discus

7.09 Men’s 100  Race 1 (Sponsored by Athletics Leinster)

7.18 Men’s 100  Race 2 (Sponsored by Athletics Leinster)

7.25 Whiteford Geo Services’ Men’s Shot

7.30 Davy Women’s 100 Hurdles

7.40 Loki Sports Men’s 400

7.50 Bons Secours Hospital Dublin Women’s 400

8.00 DCU Men’s 800

8.10 Irish Life Dublin Marathons Women’s 800

8.20 Albie Thomas Men’s 5000 (Sponsored by Dublin Athletics & the Albie Thomas Family)

8.40 Aviva Women’s 1500

8.50 UPMC SSC Morton Mile

Spectators, please note the strong advice that if you have not bought a ticket that you should do so immediately online and have it on your phone, that will make your entrance to Morton Stadium all the smoother. It is superb value: 10 Euro (plus service fees) with U/16’s free. Link to purchase tickets: https://eventmaster.ie/event/Dx4yFmAcJr

Public transport, in accordance with our sustainability objectives we encourage all patrons to avail of public transport to Morton Stadium. The public transport system to and from is excellent: the following bus routes, numbers 16, 27b ,33, 41, 41b, 41c, 41d with a stop at Morton Stadium. Route 1 from the city to Santry (Shanard) is a 10-minute walk to Morton Stadium. Route N6 runs from Finglas/Kilbarrack/Finglas with a stop on Santry Avenue, (2 minutes’ walk to Morton Stadium).

Cycling: Santry is very well serviced by cycle routes; bike racks are available in the stadium.

Car Parking: Please note there is no public car-parking whatsoever within the stadium for either spectators or athletes.

Thanks to Trinity College there will be limited car parking available in Trinity Sports Grounds, Santry Avenue, Santry. Open 4.30pm to 9.45pm.

Trinity Sports Grounds is approx. a 10/15-minute walk from Morton Stadium.

Please note there is no car-parking permitted on the Swords Road, on the main route through the Northwood complex nor is there any event parking in Santry Demsene Park. The authorities may have any vehicles parked in these areas ticketed or towed away.

There will be a selection of food truck options on the evening, plus of course great music from the Morton Games DJ. So come along, cheer your hearts out and have a night where Dreams Are Made!

Coscoran versus Doyle, a fitting finale

The UPMC SSC Morton Mile will in accordance with tradition be the finale of Morton Games, the final act in what promises to be a fantastic night’s entertainment.

Last year’s Morton mile was simply brilliant. Cathal Doyle provided an emotional win for the Clonliffe home crowd, in the race in memory of the legendary Clonliffe Harrier Billy Morton. Doyle’s 3.52.06 is bettered only by Will Leer’s stadium record of 3.51.82.

Doyle also featured in arguably the most dramatic Morton mile of all time. 2022 saw Doyle and Andrew Coscoran go toe to toe down the home straight, no quarter given, no quarter asked and in the dive for the line it was Coscoran who got the win on a photo finish.

Doyle and Coscoran will once again go toe to toe on Friday night.

Andrew Coscoran might well be the favourite, he is the Irish record holder at 3.49.26, but Doyle, an Olympic semi-finalist, is determined to win back to back Morton miles

The Morton mile field is stacked, Ireland’s best milers will line up – Brian Fay, a 3.52.03 miler and the Irish 5000 record holder, Nick Griggs, back with a bang – witness that 3.55.97 return to action in the BMC meet in Belfast on June 14, Darragh McElhinney, Shane Bracken, and James Gormley. That’s a magnificent seven top-class Irish milers

There is a big Australian challenge this year with Morton Stadium 3000 record holder Stewart McSweyn back for his first Morton Games for some time, he is a regular on the Diamond league circuit with a 3.48.40 mile PB, Matthew Ramsden, the 2024 Australia 5000 champion, PB 3.51.23 and Morton regular now Jackson Sharp 3.54.63.

USA athletes have largely been the dominant force over the years in the Morton mile, once again there are strong challengers in the field, Reuben Reina 3.53.95 and NCAA 5000 bronze medallist Marco Langon, 3.54.60.. The field is completed by Belgian’s Sven Bombeke, who is desperate to go sub- 4, his PB stands at 4.00.89 , Charlie Wheeler (GBR), more noted as a 5000 man but he’s also a sub 4 miler and Joe Wigfield (GBR) winner of this year’s Sir Roger Bannister Mile in Oxford in a PB of 3.56.64.

So as dusk closes in, the 2025 Morton milers will have toes to the line waiting for the starters gun and the Santry roar. Don’t miss out!

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Looks like a cracking women’s 1500

The Aviva women’s 1500 is looking like it will be one of the races of the night this Friday. Although unfortunately Sophie O’Sullivan has withdrawn to focus on her recovery after an outstanding NCAA campaign with the world Championships looming in September, the race has star appeal written all over it.

It’s always great to welcome back a defending champion. Shannon Flockhart (GBR) not only won last year’s race but set a new Stadium record of 4.04.98 replacing Sonia O’Sullivan’s long-standing record.

The big names on the start list are Tokyo Olympic 1500 5th place finisher and Canadian record holder with a stunning 3.56.12, Gabriela DeBus-Stafford, she was also 4th in the World Indoors 3000 in 2022 and is a 5 times Canadian champion. Diane Van Es, the 3 times Dutch champion over 5000 won European 10,000 silver last season and will undoubtedly be a major contender on Friday night. Morton Games will also welcome two-time Olympian Maria Pia Fernandez from Uruguay, Paris Olympian Kate Current, the 2nd Canadian the field who ran a huge 3.5 second PB in Poland on Saturday with a 4.03.06 mark, and Lithuania's national record holder, 4.05.32 and 8 times national champion Gabija Galvydyte.

Also returning to Dublin are Eleanor Fulton (USA), an athlete with a 4.03.03 PB and Laura Nagel (NZL) who clocked a big PB in last year’s race of 4.06.31.

There is also a superb crop of up-and-coming young Irish athletes who will have the opportunity to shine, including Laura Nicholson, the Brandon AC athlete has already clocked a 4.07.17 PB, Eimear Maher who finished 2nd in the Belfast milers 1500 in May and on Sunday won the National U/23 1500 title, and Eimear McCarroll, a graduate from the 2024 Morton U/20 women’s mile.

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Mawdsley to light up Morton Games

Friday night sees the women’s 400 return to Morton Games sponsored by Bons Secours Hospital Dublin. Women’s 400 m running has been a shining beacon for the sport of athletics in Ireland these past couple of years with the exploits of the 4 x 400 relay teams. Morton Games is truly delighted to confirm the participation of several members of that squad led by Sharlene Mawdsley, who has performed heroics in both the women’s 4 x 400 and the mixed 4 x 400 teams. Who will ever forget that magnificent European 4 x 400 mixed relay gold and 4 x 400 silver last year and then of course that magnificent performance by the women’s team at the Olympic Games to take 4th place. Unfortunately another of the Paris heroines Sophie Becker has a slight injury and with the World Championships on the horizon has made the completely understandable and wise decision not to compete on Friday.

Cliodhna Manning and Lauren Cadden both members of the relay squad will be in the blocks on Friday night for what will be an undoubted highlight of the meet.

The field assembled includes three other Olympians. Lisanne De Witte part of the crack Netherlands 4 x 400 squad and Maryana Shostak (UKR) who competed in Paris on her country’s 4 x 400 mixed relay team. Britain’s Hannah Kelly has medalled at global championships in the relay taking European indoor silver in 2025, World Indoor bronze in 2024 and best of all Olympic silver in Paris. Karoline Pahlitzsch (GER) is another pedigree athlete who has competed for her country in the relay at both World and Olympic Games with the field completed by another Ukrainian visitor Alina Yaroshyna.

Another not to be missed race!

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Loki 400 Sub-45?

The Irish men’s 4 x 400 relay squad looks set for a battle royal in the Loki 400 at Friday night’s Morton Games. The battle will not only be an inter-Irish affair but also against inform Olympians who have both broken their national 400 records in the last week or two.

Speaking of inform athletes, Jack Raftery broke new ground at the European team championships on June 28th joining David Gillick as the only Irishmen to clock sub 45 seconds, an incredible 44.98. 2023 Loki 400 winner Elian Larregina (ARG) will back in town with that trademark backward baseball hat. Since his win in 2023 he made the Paris Olympic Games semi-final and only two weeks back set a new Argentine national record of 44.67. Not to be out done another Paris Olympian in the field, Oleksandr Pohorilko, last week set a Ukrainian national record of 44.84. That’s three sub 45 second men lining up!

A late addition is Paris Olympic men’s 4 x 400 and 4 x 400 mixed finalist France’s Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, a 45.17 PB man.

Sub 45 will be new ground for Morton Games, the Stadium record is 45.25, with a sizeable bonus on offer to the winner in that eventuality.

New kid on the block Conor Kelly burst onto the scene this year winning the national indoor 400 title. On Saturday June 28th he bettered his national U/20 record with 46.06, and at such tender years has already established himself on the international 4 x 400 team. Christopher O’Donnell won magnificent European 4 x 400 mixed relay gold last year. Hugo Magee, who won May’s Belfast Milers 400 in a fine 46.95 PB, is the final Irish athlete in and will relish the opportunity for a breakthrough run.

The overseas challenge is completed by 2024 World U/20 400 finalist Terrell Thorne (AUS), with a 45.54 PB to his credit.

This will be a 400 for the ages!

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Great international line up for Women’s 800

The Dublin Marathon women’s 800 will provide another exciting race on Friday night, with real prospects of another sub 2 minute win. Irish hopes will rest with Jenna Bromell, who had a breakthrough performance in May’s Belfast milers meet, clocking her PB of 2.00.53, and looks well capable of breaking through that two-minute barrier. With Alex O’Neill, who has been showing fine form since her return to competitive racing in her UK base this season, and has recently clocked a fine 2.02.48 and Emma Moore who has had a stellar year to date, also lining up Irish eyes may well be smiling.

Hoping for a change in Morton fortune is Laura Pellicoro, the Italian had a fall in last year’s 1500. The 2023 800 & 1500 World University gold medalist been running exceptionally well on the US Collegiate circuit clocking a 2.00.84 PB recently. Also entered are Kimberley Ficenec (CZE) 2.00.68 and fastest PB in the field at 1.59.30, Hannah Segrave (GBR), no stranger to Morton Games.

US athletes have enjoyed success in the 800 over the years at Morton Games and have another strong challenger this time out, Victoria Bossong who has run a PB this season of 1.59.48. Bossong took silver in the NCAA Indoor 800 in March with 2.00.93 and in June made the NCAA 800 final where she finished 9th.

The field also includes first time Morton Gamers Nina Vukovic (CRO) 2.01.03, 2023 Grace Van Agnew (GBR) 2.00.45, Belgian national indoor champion Laure Bilo, 2.04.15

With athletes from Ireland, Britain, USA, Belgium, Italy, Croatia and Czechia the Dublin Marathon women’s 800 is an out and out international race!

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An epic Albie 5000 coming your way!

An annual highlight of Morton Games is the Albie Thomas Memorial 5000.  The race honours the memory of the legendary Australian athlete who set two world records in Santry back in 1958, the 3 mile and 2 mile and for good measure was also part of that original dream mile on August 5, 1958 won by Herb Elliott in which Albie Thomas finished 5th going sub 4. Last year’s Albie Thomas 5000 produced a Stadium record of 13.12.44 following a pulsating battle between Kenyan winner Amos Langat and Ireland’s Nick Griggs who set an Irish U/23 record on the night.

Thanks to the support of Dublin Athletics and the Albie Thomas Family a stellar field will toe the line on Friday night headed by Efrem Gidey, the European 10,000 cup champion 2025 of the host club Clonliffe Harriers. He has been in superb form this season, setting Irish records on the track at 10,000 and on the road over 10K and half marathon. Gidey will have the home support, will 2025 be his Morton Games year?

Other notable Irish athletes include national 3000 indoor champion Sean Tobin, who set a recent PB of 13.32.52 and 2023 national cross country champion Cormac Dalton, who placed 2nd in the 2023 Albie Thomas.

Fastest in the field are the 2023 South American Champion Valentin Soca (URU), 13.13.10, who finished 4th in this Summer’s NCAA 5,000 final and 3rd place finisher Margo Langon (USA) who has run 13.14.11.

The South African 5000 champion Maxime Chaumeton last competed in Morton Games on a rainy night in 2023, he has a 13.19.66 pb and is the South African 5 K Road record holder.

There’s a very strong looking British contingent spear headed by Charlie Wheeler (GBR) who put in a superb performance in last year’s race to take 4th place and will look to go better still this time out. He will be joined on the start line by his brother George, Tomer Tarrango and Paris Marathon Olympian Phil Sesemann.

Norwegian multi-distance national record holder Sondre Moen, he holds his country’s records over 10,000, the half marathon and marathon (2: 05.48), comes down and distance looking to run a fast 5000. Others to look out for include Matt Strangio (USA) 13.23.28, Jack Bruce (AUS) 13.23.48 and 2024 Balkan Champion Sebastian Frey (AUT).13.20.65.

Once again there will be a big field to provide an enthralling Albie Thomas 5000. In fact it’s going to be epic!

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Davy 100 Hurdles wide open!

The absence of defending champion Sarah Lavin blows the Davy women’s 100 hurdles wide open. There are a couple of Irish athletes who will now look to seize the opportunity, none more so than Molly Scott, the Carlow athlete certainly has speed to burn, she is a two-time national indoor 60 champion, 2022 and 2024 with a 13.59 PB over the 100 hurdles. Likewise Sarah Quinn will be eyeing the top step of the podium, she was two-time champion in the hurdles in 2020, indoor 60 H and 100 H.

Favourite may well be the Australian National silver medallist from earlier this year, Danielle  Shaw, who has a 12.98 PB. Expect however strong challenges from 6 time Estonian champion Diana Summann, Iryna Budzynska from Ukraine, an athlete with a 13.09 PB, Switzerland’s Selina Von Jackowski, 13.01 best and British pairing Lucy-Jane Matthews and Marli Jessop

The line up is completed by Ireland’s Arabella Adekoya and U/20 athlete Orlaith Mannion.

With all 10 lanes full the Davy 100 hurdles will provide a fine spectacle for the fans in Morton Stadium next Friday.

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The Morton Return!

Morton Games is delighted to confirm the entry of the winner of the 2023 Morton Games 800 John Fitzsimons, after a frustrating time with injury, to Friday the 11th’s World Athletics Continental Tour Meet at Morton Stadium Dublin. The two time National 800 champion will line up for the DCU 800.  Also confirmed is Cian McPhillips last year’s national indoor 800 champion, the 2021 European U/20 1500 champion was in excellent form in the indoor season, clocking a 1.45.33 PB in Boston and then making the semifinals at the European indoors. Since returning from injury he finished 3rd in the 800 at last weekend’s European team Championships.

The 2025 national indoor champion Kevin McGrath and Louis O’Loughlin complete the Irish line up..

The overseas opposition will come from most likely Britain’s Tom Randolph, the 2021 European U/23 800 bronze medallist, who has a 1.44.88 PB and fellow Britains Tiarnan Crorken  who has a 1.44.98 PB and Piers Copeland 5th in the 2021 European Indoor 1500. A strong challenge will also come from the 2025 Belgian indoor champion Timon Inghlbrecht  and Dan Watcke (USA).

The DCU 800 has always provided fantastic racing at Morton Games and this year will be no exception. Undoubtedly one to look forward to.

Ready to blast out of the blocks?

Athletics Leinster are once again the kind sponsors of the men’s 100 at this year’s Morton Games. With the level of interest from athletes the result is the need for two seeded races. All of Ireland’s top sprinters have been confirmed. Fans can look forward to seeing the latest round of Akinola -v- Olatunde.

Israel Olatunde, the national record holder at 10.12 and Bori Akinola, the winner of the 2025 national indoor 60, who has recently lowered his PB to 10.25 will go head to head. With Olatunde, Sean Aigboboh 10.39 and Michael Farrelly 10.40 it means that three quarters of the Irish 4 x 100 relay team that set a new national record at last weekend’s European team Championships will race at Morton Games.

Overseas opposition will come from the defending champion Coby Hilton (USA), PB 10.14 and fellow US Demarius Smith, who is equally at home over 100, 200 and 400, with a 100 PB of 10.14 he will be a man in the mix.  Fastest PB holder in the field is Britain’s Ojie Edoburun with a 10.04. He was the European U/23 gold medallist back in 2017 and a member of the British 2022 Commonwealth gold winning 4 x 100 relay team. Denmark’s Kojo Musah also has a 10.14 PB to his credit. Morton Games will welcome back Japan’s Ippei Takeda to compete here once again.

There are then a host of Irish athletes gunning for the opportunity including IUAA 100 champion Craig Duffy, Joseph Ojewumi and Alamin Banko, to name but three.

This one will be a blast!

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10 Days and counting!

On Friday, July 11 one of the highlights of the athletics calendar takes place at the Morton Stadium, Dublin with the return of Morton Games, World Athletics Continental tour. A night when dreams are made!

It promises to be a night of excitement, drama and non-stop action featuring many of Ireland's top international athletes including Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Cathal Doyle, Sarah Lavin, Israel Olatunde, Bori Akinola, Sophie O’Sullivan, Efrem Gidey, Cian McPhillips, Nick Griggs, Niamh Fogarty, Jack Raftery, Eric Favors and Louise Shanahan.

The main program will start at 7 PM with a Morton Games first, a women’s T34/T54 800 featuring one of the world’s best Para athletes, Hannah Cockcroft (GBR), with 9 Paralympic gold medals and 7 world para gold medals to her credit.

With a packed programme of 13 international events in a 2 hour slot it will be a truly breathtaking night with highlights galore. As always on Morton Games night every event provides drama and excitement with the athletics connoisseurs looking forward to a mouthwatering women’s 400 featuring the stars of the Irish 4 x 400 relay team: Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker.

Other highlights will include Sarah Lavin in her quest for third Morton Games 100 hurdles in a row. Then there’s the battle for supremacy in the men’s 100, will it be Bori Akinola or Israel Olatunde or the defending champion Coby Hilton of the USA?

Field event fans will be spoilt for choice with a world-class women’s discus field to enjoy. The entry includes Ieva Gumbs (LTU), an athlete with a 64.98 PB and returning champion Antonia Kinzel (GER), with a 62.64 PB, with the Stadium record of 59.62 now 31 years old maybe it’s time for a new name on the record books. There will also be another excellent men’s shot to enjoy featuring Ireland’s Eric Favors, Nick Palmer (NZE) and Szymon Mazur (POL).

The newly crowned NCAA 1500 champion Sophie O’Sullivan is the attraction in the women’s 1500 where she will meet top class opposition in the likes of last year’s winner Shannon Flockhart (GBR), who clocked a new Stadium record, Maria Pia Fernandez (URU) and Tokyo Olympic 1500 finalist Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (CAN).

Finally, there’s the iconic Morton Mile, the meet finale, an always dramatic and exciting race. The 2025 addition promises to be something even more special with a stellar field of Irish athletes including defending champion Cathal Doyle, Brian Fay, Nick Griggs and Darragh McElhinney facing athletes such as Australia’s Stewart McSweyn, Jude Thomas and Matt Ramsden and Uruguayan multi-record holder Santiago Catrofe.

 International events:

Women- 800 T34/T54 wheelchair, 100H, 400, 800, 1500, High Jump, Discus,

Men- 100, 400, 800, mile, 5000, shot.

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Morton Games, Friday July 11, at Morton Stadium Dublin from 7pm. Pre-programme from 5.30pm

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Can Baikstyte jump to three in a row?

The HyGo Water women’s high jump competition is looking like it will be a very classy affair indeed at next week’s Morton Games. Urte Baikstyte (LTU) be back in town chasing her 3rd successive Morton high jump. She will face stiff opposition this time out with Yuliia Chumachenko (UKR) on paper the athlete to beat. The Ukrainian won the 2019 World University Games with a best of 1.94 and followed that up a year later by winning the Balkan indoor Championships.

Emily Whelan (AUS) comes back for another crack at the Morton Games title, Whelan has been in fine form this year and earlier in the season has twice jumped 1.91. Another returnee this year is Hungarian Fedra Fekete, PB 1.88.

New names for Morton Games this year, from Guinea Fatoumata Balley, who on May 18 set a new national record of 1.90, Italian Giulia De Marchi, 1.85 PB and Britain’s Hannah Lake, PB 1.84.

There is a very good Irish entry of Sommer Lecky, 9 times national champion between indoor and outdoor and of course 2018 world U/20 silver medallist and Aoife O’Sullivan and Tara O’Connor both of whom have elevated their bests this year to 1.81..

This is the strongest ever field assembled for the high jump at Morton Games and will be one of the highlights of the meet. With the high jumpers starting at 6:50 PM the advice is to get to Morton Stadium as early as you can. Don’t miss this one!

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Morton Stadium records for the chop!

An always interesting topic of conversation during the final couple of weeks before Morton Games is the question of which Stadium record (or hopefully records!) will fall on the night.

2024 was a special night with new Stadium records in the men’s shot, women’s 1500, men’s 800, men’s 5000 and men’s 4 x 100 relay.

So, likely fallers in 2025?

The women’s discus record looks in serious peril, 59.62, it is now 31 years old set by Marie Paule Geldhof (BEL). If Geldof’s record goes it will indeed be a ‘Tonic for the Troops”! (Youngsters, Google it!).

Other ageing records include the men’s 400 of 45.25 standing to the credit of Arnaud Malherbe (RSA) dating back 25 years and of a similar vintage, Olga Raspopova (RUS)’s 800 mark of 1.59.69.

There are bonuses on offer to the winning athlete in the event of a new Stadium record in the women’s: 100 hurdles, 400, 800, 1500, high jump, discus and men’s: 100, 400, 800, mile, 5000 and shot.

Bonus on offer to the winners:

• Stadium Record bonus: €250

• An additional bonus of €500 to the winner of the men’s 400 in the event of sub-45.00 and to the women’s 400 in the event of sub-50.00.

• There are further time bonuses of €1000 to the winner of the men’s 100 in the event of sub-10.00 (legal), Morton Mile sub-3.50.00 and women’s 1500 sub-4.00.00.

Irish athlete will be rewarded by Morton Games for setting a new Irish national record (ratified) in any of the above events with a bonus of €500.

If the weather is kind on July 11th it might be another record breaking night. Also of course you can play your part, come along and enjoy the night and cheer to your heart’s content.

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Big men to put on a shot exhibition

The men’s shot put has become a central feature of Morton Games in recent years with some top-class international athletes making the trip to Dublin and producing world-class performances . We’ve been spoiled with stadium records in both 2023 and 2024.

The 2025  men’s shot put, which is once again kindly sponsored by Whiteford Geo Services, has attracted another excellent line up.

Making a welcome return is Irish champion and recordholder Eric Favors, the Raheny Shamrocks man had to pull out of last year’s event due to injury, however is now back to his best and will certainly challenge for an Irish win. Also making a welcome return is John Kelly (Finn Valley) healthy again after a couple of years injury woes.

New Zealander Nick Palmer, Tadeas Prochazka (CZE) and Anastasios Latifllari (GRE) all return for another Morton Games. Poland’s Szymon Mazur, a 20 meter man will be one of the favourites. Making it a real international affair are Viktor Gardenkrans (SWE), Francesco Trabacca (ITA) and Swiss pairing Stefan Wieland and Jephte Vogel.

With the shot put circle on the main stand side of the arena the crowd will witness a spectacular event on July 11th.

Update 3/7/25: unfortunately due to injury Franceso Trabacca (ITA) were not compete. Two young Irish shot putters have been added to the entry, Athenry AC’s Liam Shaw and North Cork AC’s Callum Keating.

World class Women's Discus for Morton Games

The Morton Games women’s discus competition, kindly sponsored by Fashionflo, Is proving to be very popular with athletes as some of the world’s best throwers will compete in Morton Stadium, Dublin on July 11.

Germany’s Antonia Kinzel last year’s winner returns. The 2023 World University Games gold medallist took the win last time with a best of 59.12. This was some 50cm short of the stadium record which is now all of 31 years old, 59.62, set by Marie-Paule Geldof (BEL) on 12 June 1994. With the entry this year showing several athletes who have thrown 60m plus surely the record will be rewritten. Kinzel this season has thrown 62.64.

Ieva Gumbs (LTU) is an extraordinary 20 times national champion, between the discus and shot and was the 2019 World University Games bronze medalist with a 64.98 PB. Other 60m throwers to look out for include Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou (GRE), PB 62.40 and Kirsty Law (GBR) PB 60.13

Six time Irish champion Niamh Fogarty earlier this season in Ohio set a new Irish record of 58.40, can she carry that excellent form into Morton Games and onwards to nationals? Anna Gavigan continues to make big progress, her best currently stands at 53.91. The final Irish athlete entered is U/20 Clonliffe Harrier Megan Comiskey, she has been rewriting her club record books all season and will look to continue that at home.

The entry also includes Zara Obamakinwa who recently set her PB at 58.17, Denmark’s Annesofie Hartmann Nielsen, PB 59.69, set last month, and , Italy’s Stefania Strumillo, PB 59.80 a 4 time national champion and 3 times National champion Barbora Ticha (CZE), PB 56.09.

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Cockcroft the most decorated athlete ever to compete at Morton Games

This year’s Morton Games features for the first time ever an international women’s 800 T34/T 54. The field includes Great Britain’s Paralympian extraordinaire Hannah Cockroft. Cockcroft’s Paralympic career began at the London 2012 Olympic Games and has continued right through to last year’s Paris Games, over the course of those 12 years she has amassed an extraordinary 9 Paralympic gold medals over a range of events: 100, 200, 400 and 800. In addition, her CV includes 13 world para championship golds and 3 European championship golds – the only blemish on an almost pure golden collection is a 100 European championship silver from Berlin in 2018!

As if all of that were not enough, she has also received Britain’s highest possible civic honours, she was awarded an MBE, OBE and CBE for services to athletics. Cockcroft is without a doubt the most decorated athlete ever to compete at a Morton Games.

The international programme on July 11 will commence with the women’s 800 T34/T54, Cockroft will be the favourite, she has a PB of 1.44.43. She will however face a strong home challenge from Shauna Bocquet. The Galway woman, has been competing at diamond league level, having competed in the 2024 Van Damme meet following her Paris Paralympic debut,  and has a 1.48.42 PB. These 2 will be the hot favourites from a field that also includes British athletes Niamh Currie, Fabienne Andre, Erin O’Flaherty and U/20 athlete Yasmine Hodkinson.

The women’s international T34/54 800 will be a rip roaring start to the main Morton Games programme in a little over two weeks time.

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20 days to go!

The Morton Games countdown clock today shows only 20 days to go! On Friday, July 11 the World Athletics Continental tour returns to the Morton Stadium Santry for the annual Morton Games. A night when dreams are made!

It promises to be another exciting night of athletics featuring many of Ireland's top international athletes including Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Cathal Doyle, Israel Olatunde, Bori Akinola, Sophie O’Sullivan, Efrem Gidey, Cian McPhillips, Nick Griggs, Niamh Fogarty, Jack Raftery, Eric Favors and Louise Shanahan, quite literally a Who’s Who of Irish Athletics.

International events:

Women- 100H, 400, 800, 1500, High Jump, Discus,

Men- 100, 400, 800, mile, 5000, shot.

Mortongames.ie will have updates and features over the days ahead all buiding up to the big night. Don’t forget to also follow our social media channels .

Morton Games, Friday July 11, at Morton Stadium Dublin from 7pm. Pre-programme from 5.30pm

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Can Cronin make it three U/20 Miles on the bounce?

On July 11th Clonliffe Harrier Sean Cronin will be looking to make it a unique 3rd Morton U/20 mile win in a row and claim a little bit of Morton Games history into the bargain. Once again both the men and women’s U/20 mile races are generously supported by the Jerry Kiernan Foundation. Jerry Kiernan is synonymous with Clonliffe Harriers, the host club of Morton Games, and of course given the late Olympian’s total support throughout his life for young up and coming athletes it is fitting that these races bear his name.

Cronin is the stand out entry in the field having recently ran a 3.46.86 PB at the IFAM meet in Brussels. His Clonliffe club mate Lorcan Benjacar is also in fine form and will be reluctant to play second fiddle to Cronin for a second time. Other athletes who will most likely be in the mix include Finn Diver (Beechmount Harriers) and Jamie Wallace (Mullingear Harriers).

The U/20 women’s mile also enjoys a full entry of 16 athletes and will provide a most exciting race. There is a good contingent of athletes from Willowfield Harriers entered led by Lucy Foster and Emier McKee. Fastest PB in the field stands to Jennifer O’Leary (Nenagh Olympic) with Eimear Cooney (Ace AC) also expected to mount a challenge.

The Jerry Kiernan Foundation U/20 women’s race is slated for 6:30pm with the U/20 men at 6:40pm.

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UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic announced as sponsors of the Morton Mile

Morton Games and Clonliffe Harriers AC, the host club, have announced that UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic have become the sponsor of both the Morton Mile on July 11th and also the club’s new sponsor. The announcement was made in the Morton Stadium, Dublin attended by athletes Cathal Doyle and Efrem Gidey. Cathal, an Olympic 1500 semi-finalist in Paris, has just secured the World Championships qualifying time and Efrem at the end of May made history by winning Ireland’s first ever gold medal at the European 10,000m cup.

Fiona Roche, the General Manager of UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic commented: “UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic are delighted to support our neighbours Clonliffe Harriers AC by becoming the club's sponsor. This collaboration further cements our commitment to the Santry athletics community. Clonliffe Harriers like ourselves have an ethos of a commitment to excellence. We are also providing sponsorship of the iconic Morton mile at the Morton Games and the proud to support this prestigious World Athletics Continental tour event, promoted by Clonliffe Harriers, bringing world-class athletics to Morton Stadium in Santry.”

Clonliffe Harriers club president Michael Kearney said: “ Clonliffe Harriers and of course our Morton Games are proud to be associated with UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, our neighbours in Santry, with their national and international reputation of excellence in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery. Morton Games and Clonliffe Harriers likewise enjoy a similar reputation and the support of our new sponsor will aid our club in our quest to continue to promote and host a World Class athletes meet in our capital city”

Morton Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Meet, is hosted and promoted by Clonliffe Harriers AC and the Morton mile is synonymous with the club. The UPMC SSC Morton Mile will feature Ireland’s best milers, including Cathal Doyle the winner of last year’s iconic race racing against top international athletes.

This is a hugely exciting development Morton Games with the iconic Morton Mile being the finale of what will be another magical Morton Games night on Friday July 11th.

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Mayor of Fingal launches the 2025 Morton Games.

Wednesday, June 11: the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Brian McDonagh launched Morton Games, World Athletics Continental tour which will take place in a month’s time, Friday  July 11 at the Morton Stadium Dublin.

The launch was attended by Clonliffe Harriers international athletes Efrem Gidey, European 10,000 Cup champion and Cathal Doyle, Olympic Games 1500 semifinalist, both of whom will be competing in this year’s Morton Games, indeed Doyle is the defending Morton Mile champion.

Speaking at the launch the Mayor said: “ I am immensely proud to see our county host such a prestigious meet like this, because it showcases the very best of track and field right here on our doorstep. Our ongoing support for the Morton Games is a testament to our belief in the power of sport to unite, excite and leave a lasting positive legacy for all our citizens. What’s more, the games provide a tangible pathway for our young, aspiring athletes to dream big and to witness world-class athletes in action.”

 Noel Guiden, the meet director of Morton Games acknowledged the support of Fingal and all the partners in the meet saying: “Morton Games is a true collaborative partnership between Fingal, Athletics Ireland, Sport Ireland, Dublin City University and Clonliffe Harriers that brings some of the world’s best athletes to compete in this annual sporting occasion. This year’s meet will see athletes representing more than 30 countries from all parts of the globe competing against Ireland’s top athletes including not only Cathal Doyle and Efrem Gidey but the members of Ireland’s 4 x 400 relay squads in what will be a brilliant occasion in Santry on July 11.”

 When: Friday 11th July @ 7.00pm (pre-programme from 5.30pm)

Where: Morton Stadium Dublin

International events:

men – 100, 400, 800, Morton mile, Albie Thomas 5000, shot put.

Women – 800 T34/T54, 100 hurdles, 400, 800, 1500, discus, high jump

 Tickets:  for Morton Games only €10 (plus service fees) for adults with u/16s free. Now available here: https://eventmaster.ie/event/Dx4yFmAcJr

Further information: www.mortongames.ie