Ireland has picked up a second medal at the European Youth Olympics in North Macedonia. Donegal athlete Erin Friel won a bronze medal in the Girls’ 400 metres, following on from Ben Sykes’ bronze in the Boys’ 100 metres yesterday. The two Galway athletes are both in action tomorrow morning, with Claregalway’s Matthew Newell from Tuam AC going in the 5 kilometres Race Walk and Oranmore’s Conor Penney from Craughwell Athletic Club going in the High Jump. The EYOF, which takes place in Skopje, North Macedonia, runs from 20 to 26 July 2025. Live coverage of the Games, including the Opening Ceremony, is available at https://eoctv.org/.
SCHEDULE DAY 2 – TUESDAY 22 JULY (NOTE TIMES COULD CHANGE DUE TO HEAT):
(All times are Irish times – North Macedonia is one hour ahead)
08:00 Badminton, Boys Singles, Luke Marks (IRL) V Georgi Ruptsov (BUL)
08:35 Athletics, Girls 400m Final, Erin Friel
08:42 Swimming, Girls 400m Freestyle Heat 3, Julia Dziedzic (Lane 1)
08:55 Athletics, Girls 2000m SC Heat, Lucie Cawley
09:00 Cycling, Girls Time Trial, Emer Heverin, Aoife Craig, Katie Turner
09:05 Swimming, Boys 200m Butterfly Heat 1, Shea Mathers (Lane 1)
09:10 Swimming, Girls 200m Breastroke Heat 1, Anna Joyce (Lane 4)
09:35 Athletics, Girls 400m Hurdles Heat, Ellis McHugh
11:00 Cycling, Boys Time Trial, Tom Lane, Rian McCrystal, Caleb McGreevy
11:50 Table Tennis, Boys Singles, Peadar Sheridan (IRL) V Ughur Nazarli (AZE)
12:45 Gymnastics, Boys All Around, Chester Enriques, Robert Ward, Finlay Hazelton
13:00 Badminton, Boys Singles Group Play, Luke Marks (IRL) V Marko Surina (CRO)
15:30 Badminton, Girls Singles Group Play, Hannah Shochan (IRL) V Abiramy Kokilan (NOR)
17:30 Badminton, Boys Singles Group Play, Luke Marks (IRL) V Jakub Dulemba (POL)
18:20 Basketball, Girls 3x3 Group C Match 11, Ireland V Netherlands
19:30 Badminton, Girls Singles Group Play, Hannah Shochan (IRL) V Daria Gherasim (ROU)
TBC Basketball, Girls 3x3 Group C Match 4, Ireland V Romania
