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The Irish Olympian and European champion has died aged 34
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The Irish Olympian and European champion has died aged 34
Die Mittelstreckenläuferin Ciara Mageean ist tot. Die 34-jährige Irin war im vergangenen Jahr an Darmkrebs erkrankt. Vor drei Wochen hatte sie noch ihren Partner geheiratet.
Aveva vinto i 1500 due anni fa, nel 2025 l'annuncio della malattia
Mageean, runner who competed at two Olympic Games, lost her battle with cancer a year after revealing her diagnosis.
Ciara Mageean gracefully balanced the qualities of warmth and determination to become one of Ireland's most beloved sports stars of the modern era.
A statement on her social media confirmed she ‘lost her battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones’ at 6.30am on Sunday
Sacrée championne d’Europe à Rome en 2024, l’athlète irlandaise est décédée ce dimanche des suites d’un cancer de l’intestin.
Public always had a sense of how much this vivacious and big-hearted athlete had struggled and how much she had overcome
Irlantilainen sairasti suolistosyöpää.
De Ierse atlete en tweevoudig olympiër Ciara Mageean is zondag op 34-jarige leeftijd overleden. De voormalige Europees kampioene op de 1.500 meter maakte ruim een jaar geleden bekend dat ze aan darmkanker leed.
Irish Olympian and European champion dies aged 34
Tributes have been paid to Irish Olympian and European champion runner Ciara Mageean who died this morning aged 34. Read back here.
Tributes are being paid to Irish Olympian and European champion runner Ciara Mageean who died this morning aged 34.
Death comes two years after she was crowned European champion in the 1,500m, winning the gold medal in Rome
Irish Olympian and European champion runner Ciara Mageean has died aged 34
Ciara Mageean, who won a European title and twice represented Ireland at the Olympics, dies aged 34.
In her last interview with The Irish Times, the Co Down athlete outlined how a devastating cancer diagnosis changed everything
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