Ireland’s European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
⟶ Ciara Mageean, a European athletics champion from Ireland, has died at the age of 34. She passed away after a battle with cancer, which she revealed she was fighting a year prior. Mageean had competed in two Olympic Games during her athletic career.
Mageean, who competed at two Olympic Games, lost her battle with cancer a year after revealing her diagnosis.
Why it matters
The news affects those who knew Ciara Mageean and followers of athletics.