Swimming
Daniel Wiffen’s incredible Paris campaign continued as the 23-year-old current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student won bronze in the Men’s 1500m.
Read more on Wiffen’s podium-making performance here: /media-centre/press-releases/2024/august/irelands-wiffen-wins-1500m-bronze
Elsewhere, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-based Adam Peaty and alumnus Joe Litchfield clinched 4th place in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay for Great Britain. Peaty delivered a typically strong breaststroke leg and Litchfield contributed well in the heats.
In the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay, three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-linked alumnae appeared in the final. Louise Hansson and Sophie Hansson finished well in 7th place for Sweden while France’s Marie Wattel went one better in 6th.
Athletics
Daryl Neita returned to the track following her impressive 4th place finish in the Women’s 100m final. The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College learner cruised through the 200m heats second fastest to qualify for tomorrow’s semi-final (5 August, 7:45 pm).
In the long jump, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College alumnus Jacob Fincham-Dukes registered a brilliant 7.96m to progress to Tuesday’s final (6 August, 7:15 pm).
Back on the track, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna Jessie Knight secured her place in tomorrow's 400m hurdles repechage after finishing fifth in the heats with a time of 55.39.
In the Men’s 400m, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumnus Charlie Dobson produced a fine run to romp through to the semi-finals in 44.96 seconds. He’ll compete again on Tuesday (6 August, 6:35 pm).
Alumnus Ossama Meslek finished 13th overall in the Men’s 1500m semi-final. The Italy international clocked a personal best of 3:32.77 but sadly won’t progress.
Hockey
Great Britain Men’s medal dream came to an abrupt end after a 4-2 penalty loss to India in the quarter-finals. With the match locked at 1-1 at the end of normal time, India prevailed in the shoot-out to eliminate º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-linked players Nick Park, Sam Ward, and Jack Waller.