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Olympian Ciara Mageean Dies Aged 34 After Bowel Cancer
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Former European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean has died aged 34, her family said on Sunday morning. The runner from Portaferry, County Down, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025. She ran for Ireland at two Olympics, won European gold in Rome in 2024 and took Commonwealth silver for Northern Ireland in 2022. She had married her partner less than three weeks ago.
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