India, Nov. 1 -- Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, a former European 1,500m champion and two-time Olympian, has died aged 34 after battling stage four bowel cancer. The athlete, who hailed from Portaferry in Northern Ireland, was diagnosed with the disease in 2025 and had been undergoing treatment. Her death was announced through a statement shared on her social media accounts on Sunday, just weeks after she married her long-term partner in Belfast.

30am this morning, Ciara lost her battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones," the statement read. It also remembered Mageean as "a beloved daughter, sister, wife, friend and inspiration to so many," adding that she would be deeply missed. Her passing marks the loss of a promin...