Kourosh Foroughi of DCU set a new record of 2.12 for the men’s high jump at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships hosted – for the first time ever – by Waterford IT. The weekend’s other records both fell to DCU in the relays – 3:16.00 in the men’s 4x400m and 46.12 secs in […]
So what is this European Team Championships First League? It’s a track and field team competition divided into four divisions with men and women competing together over two days. At the top of the pile is the Superleague followed by Leagues 1, 2 and 3, each with 12 national teams (or so – there are […]
Every year, I spend many days in Santry and Irishtown covering Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships. That involves typing out results from all four zones – West, North, East and South (when I get them). I am well aware that errors creep in; it’s a pressure job for everyone. So here’s a plan: am […]
David Hynes of Waterford IT just beat DCU’s Steven Colvert to win the men’s 100m at the second day of the Irish University Athletics Championships on the new Sonia O’Sullivan track at the Mardyke, Cork. Both men were timed at 10.66 seconds. In third place was QUB’s Jonathan Browning with a time of 10.85.Stephanie Creaner […]
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