The Celtic Games will be held this Saturday in Athlone commencing at 11.30 am. The Celtic Games is held annually with juvenile teams competing from Scotland, Wales, Ulster and Athletics Ireland. For many athletes this is an important stepping stone in International athletics. Athletes such as Derval O’Rourke (Leevale AC) and Christian Malcolm (Wales) still hold Celtic Games record.
The one-day event will be held in AIT on Saturday 7 August 2010. More than 30 clubs are expected to represent the Athletics Ireland team. Nineteen counties from the Republic participated at last year’s event, which was held in Wales.
Stellar performances at that competition saw Athletics Ireland secure overall victory, when the girls won the under-16 and under-18 cups, while the boys under-16 were third and the boys under-18 were second.
AIT President, Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin, said that the event is “a showcase moment for Athlone and the sporting facilities at the institute. AIT has been the host venue for several prestigious national athletics competitions and this builds on that success. It is also a great opportunity for some of the most promising young athletes in these islands to compete on what are genuinely world-class facilities. This is good news for AIT and for Athlone in developing a reputation as an attractive hub for sporting competitions and events.”
Athletes will compete in the Midlands venue in a variety of events including hurdles, long jump, shot putt, javelin, high jump, triple jump, discus, hammer, pole vault, relay, steeple chase in women’s and men’s competitions at under-16 and under-18.
For further information on the competition please contact:
georgina.drumm@gmail.com
The Irish team is as follows:
CELTIC GAMES Team 2010
Athlone I.T.
7th August 2010
U16 Men
80m Hurdles: Eoghan Courtney St. Brendans A.C
200m: Gregg O’ Shea Dooneen A.C.
1500m: Shane Fitzsimons Mullingar Harriers
High Jump: Jamie Murtagh St Andrews A.C
Discus 1.25kg: Michael Hanlon Dunboyne A.C
U16 Women
75m Hurdles: Ciara Giles Doran Ferrybank A.C
100m: Cliodhna Manning Kilkenny City Harriers
800m: Allanna Lally Galway City Harriers
Long Jump: Sarah Mc Carthy Fingallians A.C.
Shot Putt 3.25kg: Laura Mc Sweeney Bandon A.C.
Javelin 600g: Orla O Donnell Fr Murphys A.C.
U18 Men
100m Hurdles: Eoin Power St Josephs A.C.
400m: Joe Dowling Dundrum South Dublin
100m: Patick O Connor Clonliffe Harriers
800m: Dean Cronin Blarney Iniscara A.C.
3000m: Stephen Attride St Abbans A.C.
400m Hurdles: Sean Gill Claremorris A.C.
200m: Patrick O Connor Clonliffe Harriers
1500m: Sean Tobin Clonmel A.C.
2000m S/ chase: Jonathon Fitzpatrick Kilkenny City Harriers
Hammer 5kg: James Mc Cabe Dunboyne A.C.
Long Jump: Simon Doyle St Laurence O’Toole A.C.
Pole Vault: Jonathon Foley Farranfore Main Valley
Discus 1.5 kg: Marco Pons DMP Athletic Club
Javelin 700g: Jaco Osthuysen Clonmel A.C
High Jump: Shane O’Dywer Carrick on Suir A.C.
Triple Jump: Clarence Kennedy St .Brendans A.C
Shot Putt 5K: Patrick Mc Sweeney Bandon A.C.
U18 Women
80m Hurdles: Sarah Lavin Emerald A.C
300m: Grainne Moynihan West Muskerry A.C
100m: Sara Murray Fingallians A.C
800m: Iseult O Donnell Raheny Shamrocks A.C
3000m: Hanna Dalton Templeogue A.C
300m Hurdles: Megan Kiely Ferrybank A.C
200m: Sara Lavin Emerald A.C
1500m: Amy O Donoghue Emerald A.C.
1500m S/chase: Siobhan Mc Ginley Celtic DCH
Long Jump Sally Rose Maughan Castlebar A.C
Hammer 4kg Charlotte O Farrell DMP Athletic Club
Javelin 600g Jenny Murphy Abbey Striders A.C
High Jump Emily Rogers St Peters A.C
Discus 1K Zoe Scanlon West Waterford A.C
Pole Vault Lisa Houlihan West Waterford A.C
Shot Putt 4kg Zoe Scanlon West Waterford A.C
Triple jump Sara Buggy St Abbans A.C
4×100m Relay Panel: U18 Women Sara Murray Fingallians A.C
Sarah Lavin Emerald A.C.
Sally Rose Maughan Castlebar A.C.
Jane Dickenson Dooneen A.C.
Megan Keough Fingallians A.C
4×100m Relay Panel: U18 Men Patrick O Connor Clonliffe Harriers
Stuart Roche Clonliffe Harriers
Conor Wilson Menapians A.C.
Eoin Power St Josephs A.C.
Adam Dowling St Laurence O Toole
4×100m Relay U16 Mixed Cliodhna Manning Kilkenny City Harreirs
Greg O Shea Dooneen A.C.
Ciara Giles Doran Ferrybank A.C.
Eoghan Courtney St Brendans A.C.
4×400m Relay Panel: U18 Women Megan Kiely Ferrybank A.C.
Grainne Moynihan West Muskerry A.C.
Iseult O Donnell Raheny Shamrocks A.C
Amy O Donoghue Emerald A.C
Christine Neville Blarney Iniscara A.C.
Jessica Neville Blarney Iniscara A.C.
4×400m Relay Panel U18 Men Joe Dowling Dundrum South Dublin
Kevin Lynch Dundrum South Dublin
Sean Gill Claremorris A.C.
Ronan Kelly Galway City Harriers
Dean Cronin Blarney Iniscara A.C.