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Former Ireland European 1,500m champion dies at age of 34

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Former European 1,500m champion Ciara Mageean has died at the age of 34.

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Both outlets lead on the death of former European 1,500m champion Ciara Mageean at 34. Sky News stays with the basic death notice, while Al Jazeera adds the only extra details in its extract, saying she competed at two Olympic Games and had revealed a cancer diagnosis a year earlier.

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