Fermanagh and Donegal win overall awards Fermanagh Boys Under 13 and Under 15 and Donegal Girls Under 13 and Under 15 were impressive team winners when the Ulster Sportshall finals were held at the Valley Leisure Centre, Belfast on Tuesday last. Following qualification heats in Larne and Enniskillen, during early February, six teams from various counties/regions in the province battled it out over two hours of exciting and very well organised programme of team competition.
All four teams will represent the province in the UK finals on the 12th April at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
Outstanding performances
Many of the athletes on view compete in Athletics Northern Ireland/Ulster club and school competition. The overall Under 15 Boys Award winner Ciaran Dolan, Fermanagh, had bests of 8.36m in the Standing Triple Jump, and 12.80m in the Shot Putt while Under 15 Girls Award winner Aoife O’Connor, Donegal, was a victor in the Standing Long Jump,2.34metres and in the 2 Lap sprint
Sportshall founder, George Bunner, was in attendance and was most impressed with the standard of competition. He complimented the local Ulster Sportshall committee led by Barry Holmes on their outstanding work in promoting and organising an ideal introduction to athletics activity. He indicated that the vast majority of the G.B. International athletes we watch on TV e.g. Mark Lewis Francis, Kelly Sotherton and indeed local International Ulster/Northern Ireland athletes Anna Boyle and Mary McLoone all experienced and were part of successful Sport shall Athletics teams.
Results
Girls Under 15
1 Donegal 672pts
2 Belfast East 633pts
3 Derry City 536pts
4 Antrim 456pts
5 Co. Londonderry 454pts
6 Down 365pts
Boys Under 15
1 Fermanagh 680pts
2 Donegal 622pts
3 Antrim 555pts
4 Belfast 466pts
5 Down 422 pts
6 Co. Londonderry 253pts
Girls Under 13
1 Donegal 681 pts
2 Belfast East 585pts
3 Fermanagh 566pts
4 Down 491pts
5 Co. Londonderry 451pts
6 Antrim 342 pts
Boys Under 13
1 Fermanagh 706 pts
2 Donegal 623pts
3 Antrim 501pts
4 Down 446pts
5 Co. Londonderry 420pts
6 Belfast blue 366pts
