Orla Comerford selection for the World Para-Athletics Championships in London was confirmed today. Comerford who finished eighth in the T13 100 metre final at Rio 2016 will compete in London over 100 metres. Orla spoke to Rahenyshamrock.ie at today’s announcement in the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown. The World Para-Athletics Championships London 2017 take place between July 14 and 23 in the London Stadium and will be broadcast live on…
O’Donoghue Speeds to Round 5 win
Joseph O’Donoghue laid down a dominant performance to win the fifth round of the Lord Mayor Series in a sprightly sub 10 minutes. Another large crowd of 85 athlete’s took to the course with O’Donoghue powering away early on to win out in nine minutes 51 seconds. Dermot Gorman followed up last week’s victory with a second place finish in 10 minutes nine seconds with Simon Devenney third just 15…
Lord Mayor Round 5 Results
Pl Name Club Cat Time 1 Joseph O’Donoghue Raheny Shamrock MS 9:51 2 Dermot Gorman Raheny Shamrock M35 10:09 3 Simon Devenney Raheny Shamrock MS 10:24 4 Graham Dwyer Raheny Shamrock MS 10:57 5 Terry Keogh Raheny Shamrock M40 11:01 6 Stephen Butler Dublin Bay Runners MS 11:02 7 Niamh Corry Raheny Shamrock FJ 11:07 8 Dave McMorrow Raheny Shamrock MS 11:14 9 Stephen McGuinn Unattached MS 11:18 10 James…
Smyth on way to Euro Under 20
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…