The 3rd day of the Championships saw us gain another two medals.  David Campbell took the bronze in the boys u17 walk while Vincent Lam, competing in his first All Ireland also took bronze in the long jump u18.  Well done boys.

Our boys u17 4 x 400m ran a magnificant race to secure the bronze medals.  The team was Aiden Moloney, David Campbell, Graham and Tom.  Well done lads. The boys u17 and u18 4 x 100m also ran well on the day but were just outside the medals.  The girls u14 also had a great day and very well in the final but also just outside the medals.

Sandra Lawler competes in the world Junior championships in Poland this week  If you would like to send a message of support to her or any of the irish team you can email them on  irelandwjc2008@yahoo.co.uk

Coverage of these championships can be seen on Eurosport on Thursday from 4.30p.m.

timetable & results

Pat Ryan of AAI has informed me of the following if anyone is interested:

Phil Conway will be holding a Hammer Throws session for beginners on July12th at the Harriers Stadium in Tullamore.  The session lasts from 7.00pm until 9.00pm.  This is open to athletes aged 12-16 and any coaches that may be interested are welcome.

Costs are €10 for the session.

Saturday and Sunday 5/6 July saw the first two days of the juvenile All Ireland Championships in Antrim.  Only a handful of athletes travelled to Antrim to compete on one of the wettest weekends.  But the athletes who did compete did extremely well.

Sandra Lawler competed in the 100m hurdles u19 and won the gold medal. This is the last year for Sandra in these championships but she has won her fair share of medals over the years.   Christine Campion seems to be following in Sandra’s footsteps as she ran a great race in the girls u13 80m hurdles to take the silver medal.  This is Christine’s first medal at these championships and not the last I am sure!

Sinead Lawler was unlucky in the girls u16 hurdles to take a tumble but with true grit got up and completed the race.  Aoife Sheehy also competed in the u18 walk and finished 5th, unlucky to be outside the medals.  Emily Longworth also competed in the girls u18 hurdles and finished 8th.  Ronan Power took part in the u16 100m and High Jump but was outside the medal positions.  Siobhan Brady in her first National Championships competed in the discus and threw a PB to finish in 9th place.  Vivian Fleischer competed in the u14 long jump and finished 10th. Brian Moore competed in the u14 javelin and with a PB throw also finished 9th.  Shauna Minnock new to the javelin took 6th position with a PB beating two girls who beat her in the Leinsters.  She also took part in the High Jump but was outside the medal positions.  Aiden Moloney competed in the 800m boys u17 in a very fast race, he finished 11th with a new PB time. Vincent Lam competing in his first National Championships just missed out on a place in the final of the u18 100m.
Day 3 will take place next Sunday 13th in Tullamore and we wish our athletes the best of luck. Aiden Moloney competes in the 1500m and Vincent Lam in the u18 long jump and 200m and David Campbell in the walk and Emily Longworth in the long jump.   Photo day 1   day 2

Congratulations to Claire Brady who competed in Rimini this week and won gold in the 100m and 200m with a PB time.  Well done Claire.  Report & results

Sandra Lawler took part in the National Junior (u20) championships in Tullamore and came 2nd in the 100m hurdles and 4th in the 100m.  Sandra now competes for Ireland in the World Junior Championships in Poland next week in the 100m hurdles and also the relay.  We wish her all the best, but first she has the u19 nationals in Antrim to win!!

Claire Brady ran magnificantly to take the silver medal in the 100m and 200m.  Claire is running great at the moment and travels to Rimini in Italy to compete next week.

Our u13 girls team of Shauna Minnock, Laura Smyth, Christine Campion and Michelle O’Dea took part in the Leinster team competition where all athletes had to compete in 2 events each and their combined score determined where they came.  The girls performed brilliantly and took home the silver medals.  Well done girls

Shauna Minnock was invited to compete in the Share the Dream in Greystones on Friday. She won the high jump and javelin and came second in 100m  Results are here