Tag: Ciara Mageean

World athletics mourns as Ireland’s 2024 European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean passed away

World Athletics has expressed profound sorrow following the death of Ireland’s 2024 European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 34. The two-time Olympian, who served as an inspiration both on and off the track, had shared her cancer diagnosis publicly in July 2025. A statement released on her