It’s the first of many busy weekends between now and September as the outdoor season starts to kick into gear, with Irish athletes spread across Europe and Asia chasing ranking points, qualifying marks and early season momentum.
The headline attraction this weekend comes at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Japan, where a strong Irish contingent including Brian Fay, Sophie Becker and Sophie O’Sullivan are in action. Technically the meet takes place on Sunday morning local time, but for Irish viewers it lands very late tonight into the early hours, meaning fans will either need to set the alarm clock for a grim middle of the night wake up or simply commit fully to the all nighter lifestyle.
There is also a huge amount of Irish athletes in action across the NCAA this weekend. Our full preview and results hub can be found here
As always, start lists can change late, so keep an eye on official meeting pages for updates. Below is a list of who's in action, when in Irish time and hhow to follow the action:
🇨🇳 Shanghai Diamond League - China
⏰ 12.41pm – 🏃♂️ Mark English – Men’s 800m
📄 Startlists
📺 TV Coverage: IE - Virgin Media 2 - 12pm to 2pm (Republic of Ireland) | UK - BBC 2 -12pm to 2pm
📺 Streaming Link: IE - Virgin Media | UK - BBC
📊 Results
As always, start lists can change late, so keep an eye on official meeting pages for updates.
🇪🇸 Meeting de Atletismo Toni Bonet – Spain - World Continental Tour: Challenger (D)
⏰ 12.25pm – 🏃♂️ Jack Raftery – Men’s 400m
⏰ 12.25pm – 🏃♂️ Sean Doggett – Men’s 400m
📄 Startlists
📺 Watch Live
📊 Results
🇩🇪 51st Halplus Werfertage – Germany - World Continental Tour: Bronze (C)
⏰ 9,15am – 🥇 Theo Hanlon – Men’s Shot Put
⏰ 1.15pm – 🔨 Nicola Tuthill – Women’s Hammer Throw
📄 Startlists
📺 UPDATE: No livestream this year
📊 Results
🇳🇱 Next Generation Athletics – Netherlands - World Continental Tour: Challenger (D)
⏰ 8.12pm – 🏃♂️ Matthew Neil – Men’s 5000m
📄 Startlists
📺 Watch Live
📊 Results
🇯🇵 Seiko Golden Grand Prix – Japan - World Continental Tour: Gold (A)
⏰ 5.57am – 🏃♀️ Sophie Becker – Women’s 400m
⏰ 3:22am – 🏃♀️ Sophie O’Sullivan – Women’s 1500m
⏰ 3:43am – 🏃♂️ Brian Fay – Men’s 3000m
⏰ 5.14am – 🏃♀️ Laura Nicholson – Women’s 3000m
📄 Startlists
📺 Watch Live
📊 Results
As always, we wish every Irish athlete in action every success.