Ciara Mageean injury

Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics after failing to recover from an Achilles tendon injury. A statement by Team Ireland stated that Mageean had been dealing with a chronic Achilles issue in recent weeks and that “despite every effort made by Ciara and the Team Ireland medical team, the European champion will unfortunately be unable to toe the line tomorrow morning” in the women’s 1500m heats.