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On a busy weekend for track and field, Raheny pole vaulter Zoe Brown proved the star with a new personal best of 4.20m at the Northern Ireland Team Championships. That puts Brown, previously the Irish record holder, second only behind American-based Tori Pena on 4.52m. At the Woodie’s DIY National Junior and U-23 Championships in […]

  Wednesday 27-Sun Jul 1  European Athletics Championships, Helsinki, Finland. Wednesday 27 Loughinisland 5.05 Mile. C: Joe Quinn 07933214894;joemarathon50@btinternet.com Furey Insurance 5km Series, Carndonagh, 7.30pm. Entry €8; reg online, pay on day. £400+ prize fund ach race; overall £800 prize fund; sen, masters, U20. Quality printed series souvenir all who complete 4 from 6 race […]

  Wednesday 27-Sun Jul 1  European Athletics Championships, Helsinki, Finland. Wednesday 27 Loughinisland 5.05 Mile. C: Joe Quinn 07933214894;joemarathon50@btinternet.com Furey Insurance 5km Series, Carndonagh, 7.30pm. Entry €8; reg online, pay on day. £400+ prize fund ach race; overall £800 prize fund; sen, masters, U20. Quality printed series souvenir all who complete 4 from 6 race […]

* European Championships: Thomas and Jessie Barr both through to 400m hurldles semi-finals as is Brian Gregan in 400m flat. Cuddihy disqualified 400m.  Jason Smyth off form – 10.47 in 100m heats, 10.52 in SF. Amy Foster 7th 100m heats in 11.58. Results – Men: 100m –  Ht 2 (of 5): Jason Smyth 10.47; SF2,  […]

* European Championships: Thomas and Jessie Barr both through to 400m hurldles semi-finals as is Brian Gregan in 400m flat. Cuddihy disqualified 400m.  Jason Smyth off form – 10.47 in 100m heats, 10.52 in SF. Amy Foster 7th 100m heats in 11.58. Results – Men: 100m –  Ht 2 (of 5): Jason Smyth 10.47; SF2,  […]

From Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF:  Rory Chesser “Rory Chesser (Ennis Track Club) and Brian Murphy (Crusaders) are two Irish athletes who have been entered for the European Track and Field Championships in Helsinki next week.  “However the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) has now decided not to let them compete. “Rory has ran the […]

From Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF:  Rory Chesser “Rory Chesser (Ennis Track Club) and Brian Murphy (Crusaders) are two Irish athletes who have been entered for the European Track and Field Championships in Helsinki next week.  “However the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) has now decided not to let them compete. “Rory has ran the […]

HEART TRANSPLANT GAMES: A team of 38 Irish will compete in the World Heart Transplant Games in Appeldoorn the Netherlands from June 26. The Irish will  compete in golf, cycling, swimming, table tennis, badminton, boules and track and field along with 300 participants from 22 European nations.  Among them is Seamus Eager from Co Wicklow […]

HEART TRANSPLANT GAMES: A team of 38 Irish will compete in the World Heart Transplant Games in Appeldoorn the Netherlands from June 26. The Irish will  compete in golf, cycling, swimming, table tennis, badminton, boules and track and field along with 300 participants from 22 European nations.  Among them is Seamus Eager from Co Wicklow […]

Irish sprinters selected for the European Championships starting next Wednesday in Helsinki will have some tough decisions to make.With heats and semi-finals to negotiate, tactics are important in the early stages of any championship. But if you still don’t have an Olympic A standard time, do you go for broke from the start and jeopardise […]