
Irish athlete Ciara Magion, gold medalist in the women's 1,500m at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, passed away at the age of 34 after a battle with cancer.
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Magion was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May last year and has been fighting the disease, and recently got married.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kyung-yoon Kim = Irish female track and field athlete Ciara Magion, gold medalist in the women's 1,500m at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, passed away at the age of 34 after a battle with cancer on the 1st (Korean time).
The British BBC reported on the 2nd that "Magion, who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May last year, passed away," and that "many organizations, including the Irish Athletics Federation, sent messages of condolence."
Magion was the star of Irish women's athletics.
She received great expectations by winning a silver medal in the women's 1,500m at the 2010 World Junior Athletics Championships. After debuting on the senior stage, she fell into a slump due to an ankle injury, but succeeded in making a comeback after undergoing surgery in 2013.
Magion, who achieved significant results in every international competition he participated in, was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, but was active in external activities and gave hope to many patients.
Last month, she married her long-time lover, Thomas Moran.

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