The Leinster Junior and u/23 Track and Field Championships were held in Scanlon Park Kilkenny on Sunday 29th May. A good representation of athletes from Kilkenny Clubs competed with considerable success . Sophie Parkinson Gowran AC was a double winner in the shot (10.50) and Discus (40.62). Sophie’s throw in the Discus was just 38cm […]
Continue readingLeinster U9-11 Juvenile Pairs ; U12 Individual events
Thomastown Athletic Club had a successful outing at the Leinster juvenile U9 – U11 pair events and U12 individual events at Navan on Saturday 29th May. The club had teams in the U9 Girls 60m & 300m represented by Aine Kirwan and Anna Cass. In the U10 girls 60m, 500m, long jump represented by Ciara […]
Continue readingMay 28th 2011 slideshow and Report
Fridays night events were confined to the senior and more senior athletes and despite the small numbers the competition was keen in all events. In the Senior 1500m walk John Lennon Gowran AC was the winner and in doing so completed a remarkable feat. John first competed in this event in 1967 when he finished […]
Continue readingfriday 28th May Track and Field Results
event category first second third Track 100m senior men Daniel Lyons Castlecomer walk senior men John Lennon Gowran Michael O Keefe Thomastown walk senior women Orla ButlerSt Senans Aoife Butler St Senans 800m novice men James Power Thomastown Kevin Fenlon Gowran Paul Dunne Thomastown 800m O/35 men Paudie Barron Nore Valley 800m o/45 men David […]
Continue readingEileen O Keefe retires from Athletics
It was announced today that Eileen O Keefe, Kilkenny City Harriers Olympian, has retired from Athletics after a long battle with a knee injury. Liam Hennessy President of Athletics Ireland commented that “Eileen O’Keeffe has made an outstanding contribution to Irish Athletics. Her achievements both at a National and International level are to be applauded” […]
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