Ballymena’s Christine McMahon has qualified for the European Track and Field Championships after running 56.97 secs in the 400m hurdles at the Nivelles International Meeting in Belgium. Her time was just inside the Euro A standard of 57 seconds and put her second behind Anneri Ebersohn who ran 56.85 secs.
Kelly Proper
Also competing was Kelly Proper of Ferrybank who won the 200m in 23.53 secs and was fourth in the 100m in 11.70secs, and UCD’s Sarah Lavin who won the 100m hurdles in 13.46.
In the men’s 200m, Sligo’s Zak Irwin ran a personal best time of 21.34 secs for victory. His time was inside the B standard for the Junrio Junior Championships. Kilkenny’s Cliodhna Manning equalled the B-standard of 24.50 for second in her 200m race.
Sunday June 29
Padraic Culllina Memorial 8k, Irishtown, Co Mayo www.mayoac.com
Men 1 John Byrne 27:03, 2 John Nolan 29:03, 3 Brendan Hession 29:22
pb. M40 1 Anto Devaney 30:37, M50 Dominic Regan 31:40 M19: James McCormack 34:02.
Women 1 Colette Tuohy 31:12, 2 Sarah Syron 32:28, 3 Pauline Moran
34:31. W40 1 Chris Gallagher 35:16, W50 Margaret Glavey 36:05; all Mayo AC. W19: Katie Melvin 46:23.
Saturday June 28
Nivelle International Belgium
Women: 100m – Race 2: 1 Kelly Proper 11.72; final 4 11.70. Race 3: 3 Aisling Forkan 12.32. 200m – Race 1: 1 Kelly Proper 23.53, Race 2: 2 Cliodhna Manning (KCH) 24.50, 3 Laura Ann Costello 25.80. Race 3: Aisling Forkan 25.00. 100m H: 1 Sarah Lavin (UCD) 13.46. 400m H: 2 Christine McMahon 56.97.
Men: 100m – Race 1: 4 Eanna Madden 11.16; final 5 10.92. 200m – Race 1: 4 Eanna Madden 21.74, Race 2: 1 Zak Irwin (Sligo AC) 21.34. 800m– Race 2: 3 Cian McBride 1:53.66. Race 3 – 2 Peter Gaffney 1:58.57. 1500m – Race 1: 6 Rory Chesser 3:45.08, 14 David Harper 3:51.78. Race 2: 6 William Crowe 4:04.45. 5000m – Race 1: 2 Rory Chesser 14:33.25.
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