Mark Smyth has been selected as part of the Irish team to compete in the 2017 European under 20 Championships. Smyth will compete over 200 metres, having ran the qualifying B standard late last year and will also be part of the 4 x 100 metre relay team. Smyth made his senior international debut last month as part of the 4 x 100 metre relay team in the European Team…
Raheny Shamrock continued their dominance as Ireland’s leading athletics club taking home four gold medal, two silver and two bronze from the National Junior and Under 23 championships. Brian Fay got preceding’s under way with junior steeplechase gold clocking nine minutes 46 point 11 seconds on his way to victory. Next up was Eoin Strutt who took gold in the under 23 5,000 metres, clocking a winning time of 14 minutes…
Adrienne Atkins landed silver and bronze at the national master’s track and field championships in Tullamore on Sunday. Atkins landed silver in the 800 metre M4 category clocking two minutes 36.32 seconds just 10 seconds behind gold medallist Anne Gilshinan of Menapians. Atkins then struck bronze in the M4 1500 metre posting five minutes 42.01 seconds, the race was won by DSD’s Cathryn Brady in 5:27.19. There were silver medals…
The senior men’s claimed victory at the St. Coca’s 5K in Kilcock, Kildare on Friday night. Mark Kirwan made his return since injuring his collar bone in the national road relays to take fourth place in 15 minutes eight seconds. The race was won by Clonliffe’s Ian Guiden in 14:38. Ian Conroy was just five seconds behind Kirwan in fifth place with Freddy Sittuk four seconds and one place behind Conroy….