Precious Akpe-Moses
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 9 July 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100 metres 200 metres |
| Club | Blackrock AC & Birchfield Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m: 7.33 (2026) 100m: 11.62 (2025) 200m: 23.60 (2025) |
Precious Akpe-Moses (born 9 July 2006) is an Irish sprinter. She was runner-up in the 60 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in 2026.[1]
Biography
Competing for Birchfield Harriers, Akpe-Moses won the U20 English Indoor Championships over 200 metres in February 2024 in a personal best time of 24.43 seconds.[2]
Competing for Blackrock Athletics Club at the Irish U-20 Championships in Tullamore in July 2025, she won the 100 metres in 11.64 seconds and set a championship record of 23.66 seconds in the 200m.[3][4] At the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere she ran in the women’s 100m, running 11.66 seconds to finish second in her heat to secure automatic qualification to the semi-finals in a time 0.02 below her personal best despite running into a -2.0 m/s headwind. After qualifying for the final with another personal best (11.62) she placed seventh overall.[5][6] She ran a 23.60 seconds (+0.2) personal best to reach the final of the 200 metres at the championships, before placing fourth overall. She also ran for Irish 4x100m relay team which qualified for the final.[7][8]
On 1 March 2026, Akpe-Moses was runner-up in the 60 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in 7.33 seconds finishing behind Ciara Neville and ahead of championship record holder Molly Scott and defending champion Sarah Leahy.[9] She was named in the Irish team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, running in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.[10][11] In May, she won the 200 metres race for Birchfield Harriers at the National Athletics League opener in Derby, and also placed second to Joy Eze over 100 metres at the meet.[12]
Personal life
Akpe-Moses is the younger sister of former European U-20 100m champion Gina Akpe-Moses.[13]
References
- ↑ "Precious Akpe-Moses". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Succession planning is in great shape: Age Group champs day 2". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Browne, Daragh (5 July 2025). "Records tumble as Ireland's brightest young athletes light up blustery Tullamore". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (6 July 2025). "Diamond League round-up: Rhasidat Adeleke fourth again over 400m while Orla Comerford sprints to 100m para win". Independent.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ireland's Precious Akpe-Moses finishes 7th in 100m final". The42.ie. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gold for Kelly at U20 Euro Athletics Championships". BBC Sport. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "Italy's Nappi and Germany's Mokobe take 200m titles". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (1 March 2026). "National Indoor Championships – Day 2: Nick Griggs claims 3000m prize as Kate O'Connor wins long jump gold". Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "IRISH TEAM SELECTED FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS IN BOTSWANA". Athletics.ie. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Impressive last leg from Sharlene Mawdsley secures World Championships relay spot". RTE. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS WIN NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE OPENER". Athletics Weekly. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (25 July 2017). "Gina Akpe-Moses: Tokyo the target for Irish sprinting's new guard". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 July 2025.