Shercock’s Jade Williams threw 58.62m to finish third in the 3kg hammer at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Gyor, Hungary. In the heats, Williams had thrown a massive personal best of 61.08m. Going into the competition, her best ever throw was 57.92m. On a great day for the Irish, Patience Jumbo-Gula of St […]
John Fitzsimons crowned a superb performance by the Irish team at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy when he snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 800m today. Fitzsimons from Kildare AC was ranked 20th going into the championships, but in a tactical race, held his nerve to finish third in 1:49.15. In the […]
John Coghlan of MSB continued his recent winning streak with victory in the SSE Airtricity Series Fingal 10km in Swords. Coghlan , who won the Liberties 4-Mile last Thursday, saw off the challenge of Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk with Peter Somba from Dunboyne third and Tallaght’s Tomas Fitzpatrick fourth and first M35. Gladys Ganiel of North […]
Michaela Walsh of Swinford took bronze in the women’s hammer winning Ireland’s second medal at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy today. Walsh’s throw of 62.17m was marginally less than the 62.33m she threw in qualifying but still enough for a comfortable third place. She also finished seventh in the shot put with 15.62m. […]
Gina Akpe Moses is Ireland’s latest gold medal winner after taking the 100m title at the European U20 Track and Field Championships in Grosseto, Italy this afternoon. Running from lane 5, Akpe-Moses, from the Blackrock club in Dundalk, though now based in England, won a closely fought race in 11.71 secs after showing solid form […]
Gina Akpe-Moses of the Blackrock Co Louth club and Ciara Neville of Emerald AC have both made it through to the final of the 100m on the opening day of the European U20 Track and Field Championships in Grosseto, Italy. Akpe Moses won her heat this morning and then finished second in her semi-final to […]
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