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Death of Teddy O’Sullivan - Carraig na bhFear AC

Teddy O’Sullivan R.I.P. - Condolences

The Officers and Officials of Cork Athletics County Board extend their condolences and deepest sympathy to the family of our esteemed colleague Teddy O’Sullivan.  Teddy was one of the founding members of Carraig na bhFear AC and served as club president for the past decade. He was an active member on the Carraig na bhFear AC committee over the years. He hosted numerous cross country-county and Munster events on his lands over the years.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

Notice from RIP.ie

The death has occurred of Timothy (Teddy) O'Sullivan
Island, Carraig na bhFear, Cork / Mourneabbey, Cork

O'Sullivan (Carraig-na-bhFear and late of Mourneabbey) on August 4th 2019, peacefully, at his residence, Timothy (Teddy), Island, Carraig-na-bhFear, surrounded by his loving wife Angela (nee O'Callaghan) and family Victor, Mary (Ring), Imelda (Hayes) and John, brother of the late Jackie and Peggy (Kirby). Sadly missed by his wife, family, brothers Denny and Sonny, sister Maura (Walsh), sisters-in-law, sons-in-law Liam and Padraig, daughters-in-law Breda and Trish, adored grandchildren Áine, Tadhg, Aoife, Cormac, Siobhan, Angie, Billy, Leo, Susanna, Eoghan, Eimear, Darragh, Amy, Lauren and Erica, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.

May he rest in peace.

Rosary on Monday evening at 8pm at his residence (Eircode T34 DP93). Lying in repose on Tuesday evening from 4pm to 7pm followed by removal to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Carraig-na-bhFear. Requiem Mass on Wednesday at 2pm. Funeral afterwards to Dun Bolg Cemetery.

Munster Regional Endurance Performance Squad 2019/20

Regional Endurance Performance Squad 

2019 - 2020

The first Munster Performance Squad and Development Squad training day of the 2019/2020 series will take place at Banna Strand, from September 13th to 15th

Munster Endurance Performance Squad

Athletes have been selected for this year’s Regional Endurance Performance Squads based on their results over the past 12 months. Congratulations to those athletes selected. The squads will aim to bring top young athletes from across each province together for opportunities to train collectively. Whilst this undoubtedly has some performance benefits, perhaps more importantly it gives athletes a chance to get to know each other and can only help build a strong vibrant endurance community that athletes will want to be part of for years to come. The first squad activity takes place in September, with a weekend camp.  Athletes who wish to be involved MUST register by August 13th

    Camps will include a mix of practical training sessions, theory and input from older international athletes, and will be led by coaches who have at least Level 2 coaching standard. Camps will run from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. Athletes attending the camps should be healthy and ready to train, and will be expected to adhere to the code of conduct, similar to those in place for Irish athletes at International Championships. The training will be appropriate for the time of year. For enquires please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Athletes included in the squad list should register using this link. Unlike previous years, there is no need to pre-register for the squad. Athletes that have been selected and wish to attend the camp should just follow this link to register directly.

Note. The cost of the camps will be subsidised significantly, but the price of each camps is dependent upon the costs incurred at each venue. Only athletes that are on the lists should register, as other athletes will not be invited to the camps, and their fees will not be reimbursed.

If any athlete is not listed, but feels that they have met the criteria, should ask their coach to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Munster Performance Squad

Criteria for Selection on Regional Junior Endurance Performance Squads The following criteria run in order from number 1 to number 5. Each region has slightly different criteria due to differences in the depth of athletes competing at a high level and as we only have capacity at camps for certain numbers

Munster Ages Under-16 (2004) - Under-20 (2000) in 2019

1) Have represented Ireland in International competition in 2018/2019 (European XC Championships 2018, Celtic International XC 2019, Schools International XC 2019, Schools International T&F 2019, EYOF 2019, European Junior T&F 2019, Celtic Games T&F2019)

2) Have finished in the top 6 places at an OUTDOOR All Ireland T&F Championships Schools or Clubs in 2019, where there are a minimum of 8 finishers (Excluding Steeplechase with top 3 only from this event)

3) Have finished in the top 25 places at an All-Ireland Schools XC 2019 (Inter & Senior only) or All Ireland Clubs XC Championship 2018

4) Have finished top in the top 5 places in an INDOOR All Ireland T&F Championships 2019

5) Where an athlete is new to the sport, and has demonstrated tremendous talent and potential, OR where an athlete has been injured for a  long period of time, and maybe missed a whole season. Under these circumstances, the selectors may select an athlete on a trial basis, to prove form.

Congratulations to all athletes selected.

Full Munster, Leinster & Connacht Performance Squad Listings

Online Registration for the Munster Performance Squad

For further information on the Munster Squads please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thirteen Cork Athletes Selected for Youth Nations Cup 2019

Youth Nations Cup 2019

Morton Stadium, Dublin

3rd August 2019

Youth Nations Cup Programme

 Thirteen Cork athletes, from seven Cork clubs have been selected for Saturday's Ireland V England Youth Nations Cup International T&F Meet, at the Morton Stadium, Santry Dublin

The Cork athletes are: Lauren McCourt, Nicola Tuthill, Fionn Harrington (all Bandon AC), Adam Turner (Belgooly AC), Orla Coffey (Carraig na bhFear AC), Emily Wall, Jack McGrath, Wymin Sivakumar, James Kirkby, Cathal Scanlon (all Leevale AC), Aoife O'Sullivan (Liscarroll AC), Blessing Alamu (Midleton AC) and Megan Lenihan (North Cork AC)

Bandon AC (3), Belgooly AC, Carraig na bhFear AC, Leevale AC(5), Liscarroll AC, Midleton AC, North Cork AC

Youth Nations Cup

Download Timetable

Irish Team

English Team

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday August 4th 2019

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday August 4th 2019

Friday August 2nd, 7:30pm, Kinsale - Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile	Friday August 2nd, 8pm, Conna - Conna 5k

 Weeks Summary:

w/e Sun August 4th - Two Road Races: Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile & Conna 5k

Nationally we have the Belfast International T&F Meet

Cork Athletics Race Calendar

Comprehensive Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date

Cork Events This Week

Friday August 2nd, 7:30pm, Kinsale - Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile

Friday August 2nd, 8pm, Conna - Conna 5k

National

Thursday August 1st, Mary Peters Track, Belfast - Belfast International T&F Meet

Saturday August 3rd 2019, Santry, Dublin - Youth Nations Cup
(Thirteen Cork Athletes Selected)

Online Registrations

The Following Upcoming Races currently have Online Entry or Online Registration open:
If your event is missing, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile, Friday August 2nd


Lombardstown 5 Mile, Thursday August 8th

East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k, Saturday Aug 10th


West Muskerry AC's Millstreet Country Park 5k/10k/2.5k, Sunday August 25th

Cork City 10 Miler, Saturday August 31st 2019

St Luke's Home 5k, Thursday September 5th

Charleville Half-Marathon, Sunday 15th September

Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, Sunday 22nd September

Thomas Kent 10k, Sunday 10th November

New High-Performance Indoor Facility Proposed for CIT

New Indoor High-Performance Athletics Facility at CIT

Last Monday, July 22nd, at a function to launch the 68th Cork City Sports, details of a joint CIT - Athletics Ireland venture to develop a new Indoor High-Performance Centre were unveiled.

Hamish Adams, CEO Athletics Ireland, Cllr Tony O’Connell, Ger Harrington, BAM, and Cllr Padraig O’Sullivan. Photocredit: Dan Linehan

Plans are at an advance stage to develop a €12.3m High-Performance indoor athletics facility, at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The facility will include a sprints track, along with Pole Vault and Jump areas.

An application has been made for Funding is being sought under the Department of Transport, Sport and Tourism’s Large Scale Infrastructure Fund (LLSIF). The complete development includes a two-storey multi-purpose sports arena, located south of the existing outdoor Athletics Track and will comprise eight courts, fitness studios, a health and fitness facility, along with dressing rooms.

The Athletics Ireland extension will add an indoor running track, pole vault and jump facilities to the new complex.

Hamish Adams, CEO, Athletics Ireland

Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland said that the facility would be a “massive boost” for athletics, and sport in general, in Cork.

“We’ve got an application in for €12.3m funding for a project we want to develop in conjunction with CIT”

“CIT is proceeding with a new gym, in the next few months, and we want to extend that to include a new sports hall, pole vault area, long jump and high jump areas, and a running track. It’s a huge development and it would be a massive boost for sport in Cork, not only athletics but all sport within the college and the local community”


Webmaster's Comment
Several months ago, when I first heard of the proposed Indoor Track, I was "drooling". Indoor athletics competition would finally be a reality in Cork. Such hopes were swiftly dashed when a well-placed source said "No. It won't be an indoor track" (Like Athlone or Abbotstown). "It'll be a straight track"  A full size 200m indoor track "would be a 'white elephant', and can't be justified."  I suggested that, at least, we could "hold 100m events". The response was equally deflating " It won't be 100m...It may be 80m"

So there you have it. It is NOT an indoor arena for indoor competition.

Nevertheless, this is a very welcome development and should prove very attractive to Vaulters and jumpers, in particular. Currently, many Cork athletes competing in Jumps must travel to Nenagh for event-specific training, so this facility should make life easier for them. Additionally, it should make the Jumps & Vault events more attractive to up-and-coming athletes

Viewed solely on economic grounds, an indoor track would certainly be extremely hard to justify. However a full-size indoor track would, one would hope, be a huge attraction in Cork, and dove-tail in with both existing and proposed facilities in the County. An indoor T&F meet would add to the existing annual Cork City International Sports, perhaps, whether associated or not, both an indoor and an outdoor International meet, in Cork, would create synergy - be greater than the sum of the two individual T&F Meets

Developing a full-size Indoor Track, in Cork, will require an awful lot of dedication, commitment and hard work, from, at least, a core of such individuals, and will not be easy. Along with these traits, a vision of how to make it happen will be a key factor. As the source quoted above suggested, an Indoor Track, has massive potential to become both a 'White Elephant' and a massive drain on resources. Even when developed, there is potential for it to be idle a lot of the time.  However, with the advent of Large Scale Infrastructure Fund (LLSIF), from the Department of Transport, Sport and Tourism, there is far greater scope to build one. Sharing the facility with compatible sports and activities, the venue could and should be capable of sustaining extremely high usage, justifying the development. Other ways and means of generating support revenue would certainly help.  Developing a full-size Indoor Track in Cork is not something for the faint-hearted! Anyone interested?

In Summary.... A very welcome development - one that adds to the available facilities in Cork.... BUT.....We'll be waiting quite a while before we see an indoor athletics T&F meet in Cork!  However... If we don't dream about it, and look for ways and means to develop one... It may never happen.

Would You Like to Run in the 2019 Cologne Marathon?

Cork City Council Invites Athletes to Apply to Represent Cork at The Cologne Marathon

Köln, Germany

Sunday October 13th 2019

Cologne - Cork Twinning

Cologne is one of several cities, from all across the world, to have been twinned with Cork City

Links with Cologne were formally established in May 1988, in Cologne, and subsequently, when a party visited Cork in May 1989, when the second stage of the formal twinning ceremony was completed. Since then, the exchange has gone from strength to strength, especially in the fields of education, training, music and athletics.

INVITATION TO THE RHEINENERGIEMARATHON COLOGNE - 13th OCTOBER, 2019

Please note this invitation only relates to athletes interested in the FULL MARATHON AND applicants MUST be living within the new City boundary

Cork City is twinned with the city of Cologne, Germany, since 1988

Over the years many exchanges have taken place between the cities on various projects.
Over the past 11 years we have been inviting athletes from our twinned cities to the Cork Marathon and  more recently the city of Cologne have reciprocated by extending an invitation to Cork to participate in their annual marathon. Since 2011 athletes have been travelling to Cologne and the reports back have been overwhelmingly positive with some athletes making return visits.

Cork City Council, in conjunction with our partners in the Office for International Affairs, Cologne would like to invite 2 interested Cork runners to take part in the 2018 Cologne marathon.  The 2019 marathon takes place on Sunday, 13^th October.

Cork City Council in conjunction with our partners in the Office for International Affairs  Cologne and the Cologne – Cork sister city committee would like to invite 2 interested Cork City runners to be part of the 2019 Cologne Marathon.

Cork City Council will make a financial contribution towards the cost of travel for the athletes.  Cologne City Council has offered two free marathon registrations.

Anyone interested should email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before August 9th

Allocation will be made on a first come first served basis

For more information please check the Koln Marathon web site https://en.koeln-marathon.de  and their image video: https://vimeo.com/188104232

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday August 11th 2019

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday August 11th 2019

Thursday August 8th, 8:15pm - Lombardstown 5 Mile	Friday August 9th, 7:30pm, Mitchelstown - GR8 Road Race	Saturday August 10th, 9pm, Rostellan - East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k	Sunday August 11th, 11am, Goleen-Crookhaven - Route2Crook 5 Mile	Sunday August 11th, 1pm, Liscarroll - Liscarroll Open Sports

 Weeks Summary:

w/e Sun August 11th - Lots of Choices: Lombardstown 5 Mile, GR8 Road Race, East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k, Goleen-Crookhaven - Route2Crook 5 Mile and Liscarroll Open Sports

Nationally we have the National Half-Marathon Championships

Cork Athletics Race Calendar

Comprehensive Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date

Cork Events This Week

Thursday August 8th, 8:15pm - Lombardstown 5 Mile

Friday August 9th, 7:30pm, Mitchelstown - GR8 Road Race

Saturday August 10th, 9pm, Rostellan - East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k

Sunday August 11th, 11am, Goleen-Crookhaven - Route2Crook 5 Mile

Sunday August 11th, 1pm, Liscarroll - Liscarroll Open Sports

National

Sunday August 11th, Dublin - Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, inc National Half Marathon Championship
 

International

  August 9th - 11th, Bydgoszcz, Poland  - European Athletics Team Championships

Online Registrations

The Following Upcoming Races currently have Online Entry or Online Registration open:
If your event is missing, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Lombardstown 5 Mile, Thursday August 8th

East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k, Saturday Aug 10th


West Muskerry AC's Millstreet Country Park 5k/10k/2.5k, Sunday August 25th

Cork City 10 Miler, Saturday August 31st (Race Full - Entries Closed)

St Luke's Home 5k, Thursday September 5th

Charleville Half-Marathon, Sunday 15th September

Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, Sunday 22nd September

Thomas Kent 10k, Sunday 10th November

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - July 31st 2019

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - July 31st 2019

July end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at 7,349. All of Cork Athletics 56 registered clubs now have members registered.

The July figures are a mere 6 registrations up on the July 2018 corresponding figure of 7,343, but are slightly behind the July 2017 figure of 7,424. The corresponding 2016 figure was 6,851, while the July 2015 figure was 6,160. August end-of-month figures are unlikely to change much, however September registrations should see the usual annual surge ahead of the Cross-Country season.

Just two clubs clubs now have less than the required minimum of ten (10) registered members to constitute a valid registered club. While this may not appear to be a major issue for them - Club Members may still compete in championships - it does constitute some difficulties, e.g. they may not vote on a County Board matter and, perhaps of more significance to some clubs, they may not apply for Race permits as a registered club (at least until they have at least 10 registered members)
 

As always, clubs are reminded that new members may 'try out' the club for a few weeks, after which they MUST be registered, or they will NOT be covered by Athletics Ireland insurance

Feb 1: Any athlete, coach, official, or any member acting in any capacity, who remains unregistered is NOT covered by Athletics Irelands insurance, for ANY purpose whatsoever, including training and/or competition.

The Registration facility is open


Any club having difficulties logging into the registration system. If your club is in this position, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 01-8869933

National Standings - July 31st 2019

National Club Registrations - July 2019 (PDF File)

County Registrations - July 2019 (PDF File)

Overall Registrations as at July 31st 2019

The July 31st registration total stands at 7,219

Leevale AC remain at the of top the overall listings, followed by Bandon AC, with fifteen clubs have over 200 registered members.  Twenty nine clubs now exceed the 100 mark, with several more clubs closing on the 100

 Leading 28 Clubs by Registration July 31st 2019

Next 28 Clubs by Registration July 31st 2019

50 Largest Clubs in Ireland

Three Cork clubs feature in the National Top 50 Registration standings: Leevale AC (5th - 577), Bandon AC (13th - 500) and Togher AC (48th - 302). The Top 50 includes fourteen(14) Dublin clubs, five (5) from Galway, four (4) each from Kildare and Meath, and three (3) each from Cork, Donegal and Sligo

Juvenile/Youth Registrations as at July 31st 2019

In January last, a new category, Youth, was introduced to the Registration categories. This group consists of members born in 2001 or 2002.

Juvenile Clubs by Registration July 31st 2019

The Juvenile situation has not changed in the past month, Bandon AC head the table, followed by Leevale AC, with Belgooly AC, West Muskerry AC and St Catherine's AC following up. Sixteen clubs have 100 or more Juvenile/Youth members.

50 Largest Juvenile Clubs in Ireland

Three Cork clubs feature in the National Top 50 Registration standings: Bandon AC (3rd - 400), Leevale AC (4th - 383), and Belgooly AC (43rd - 201)

Senior/Masters/Juniors Registrations as at July 31st 2019

Mallow AC retain their usual position at top the table, followed by Leevale AC, with Eagle AC next, followed by Midleton AC. Fifteen clubs have over 100 registered adult members

Leading 28 Clubs by Adult Registration July 31st 2019

Next 28 Clubs by Adult Registration July 31st 2019

50 Largest Adult Clubs in Ireland

Five Cork clubs feature in the National Top 50 Adult Registration standings: Mallow AC (10th - 236), Leevale AC (25th - 194), Eagle AC (39th  - 169) Midleton AC (46th - 144), and St Finbarrs AC (48th - 141)

Senior Registrations

Senior athletes are, or should include, the 'Elite' members - this is the age group from which our Provincial, National and International athletes will emerge.  The numbers in this age group, from those born before 2000, and aged under 35, continues to be disappointing low, particularly in the early 20's ages.  While athletics is not the only sport experiencing this issue, clearly Cork Athletics and Athletics Ireland urgently needs to formulate a strategy to attract and retain athletes in this age range

Largest Clubs by Senior Registrations

50 Largest Senior Clubs in Ireland

Four Cork clubs feature in the National Top 50 Senior Registration standings: Leevale AC (6th - 74),  Mallow AC and Watergrasshill AC (Joint 35th - 24), and St Finbarrs AC (41st - 23)

Masters Registrations

With 211 Masters members, Mallow AC are, by a distance, the largest club in this category. Eagle AC and Midleton AC are next, followed by a 'possee' of clubs in the 90 - 110 range. Ten clubs have over 100 Masters members.

50 Largest Masters Clubs in Ireland

Four Cork clubs feature in the National Top 50 Masters Registration standings: Mallow AC (9th - 211), Eagle AC (33rd - 148) Midleton AC (42nd - 131) and St Finbarr's AC (50th - 117)

Five Cork Athletes Selected for European Team Championships First League 2019

European Athletics Team Championships First League 2019

Sandnes, Norway

9th - 11th August 2019

Five Cork athletes, from three Cork clubs, have been selected to represent Ireland at next month's European Team Championships First League, in Sandnes, Norway, from August 9th - 11th.  Bandon AC and Leevale AC have two representatives each: sisters Joan (4x100m Relay) and Phil Healy (200m and 4x100m Relay) represent the separate clubs, Bandon AC and Leevale AC, while Shane Howard (Long Jump) and Michelle Finn (3000m Steeplechase) make up the other halves of the Bandon AC - Leevale AC representations, and David Cussen, Old Abbey AC (High Jump) is the fifth Cork representative

Irish Team Selection Policy

European Team Championships First League Sandnes 2019

 Men's Team

Women's Team

Athlete Transfer Deadline - August 24th 2019

Deadline - August 24th 2019

Cork Athletics Facebook page

Athletes wishing to transfer clubs are reminded that the deadline for the return of fully completed transfer forms is Saturday August 24th.  Forms received after that date will NOT be accepted.

Transfer forms may be downloaded from the Athletics Ireland website.  

The Procedure on the form MUST be followed.

Completed forms should be give/posted to Cork AAI County Board Registrar, John Copithorne, Belgooley, Co. Cork.

• Do NOT call to John Copithorne's house or workplace

• Do NOT send your form by Registered Post, Courier or other form of delivery, except the regular Post

• Do NOT send your completed form to Athletics Ireland HQ (Dublin), as this will severely affect delivery time, likely missing the deadline.

Closing date is Sunday March 24th, however, as there is no postal delivery on Saturday 24th August, the effective closing date is Friday August 23rd

 
Completed Transfer Forms may be submitted at any stage, but will not be reviewed by Cork Athletics County Board until after March 24th. However early submission allows time for the return and resubmission of forms that are incomplete or contain an error of some form or other

The Transfer Form MUST be signed in the following order

By the:

•   Member (in the case of a minor by the parent or guardian)

•   New Club

•   Outgoing Club

•   County Board (outgoing club)

•   County Boards (for out of county club transfer only)

•   County Boards (for inter-county transfer only)

Incomplete, improperly or incorrectly completed forms will be rejected.

Notes:

• Athletes must be in good stead with the outgoing club, i.e. they must not owe any membership  fee, or other arrears, and all club property in their possession must have been returned

• Athletes whose membership of the outgoing club has lapsed by more than three years do NOT require a transfer, i.e. they are free to change clubs without going through the formal transfer process - they can be simply registered by the incoming club.  Note: Effectively this means that anyone transferring, who has been registered in ANY of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019, will need to fill out a Transfer Form
  

Next Transfer Window, following March 24th 2019, will close on August 24th 2019

EYOF T&F Championships - 2019

European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) T&F Championships 2019

Baku, Azerbijan

July 20th - 27th 2019

EYOF is a European event, for athletes aged 14-18, and runs every two years

Livestream

Stream livetimes

 Schedule

Full EYOF Schedule

Athletics Results

Morning Session - Day 1 - Monday July 22nd

Afternoon Session - Day 1 - Monday July 22nd

Videos, Interviews & Summary to Date

Caoimhe Cronin (400m) speaking ahead of the Championships

He started and finished the day with a win on the second day of decathlon action at the #EYOF2019 👊 🇮🇪🇮🇪#TeamIreland’s Diarmuid O’Connor won the final 1500km in the Decathlon. Add this to his PB in the Javelin and an equalizer in the Pole Vault - all in all a good day’s work pic.twitter.com/5iUidv1Tfs

Conor Cusack (Javelin) speaking ahead of EYOF

Charles Okafor (200m) speaking before EYOF Championships

Rhasidat Adeleke cruises over the line, in first place, with a time of 24.36, in the heats of the Girl’s 200m, booking her place in the final

Charles Okafor speaking after 200m Heat

Sean Maher (Hammer)

Hammer Thrower Sean Maher had to settle for 13th in his event, throwing 56.48m, outside his personal best. “I’m severely disappointed. I knew I could perform a lot better than 56m – that’s 12m off what I know what I can throw. But when you’re here you need to compete with the big boys – you need to get a throw in in the first three, or you’re not going anywhere.

“I take so much with me, simple things that you can take to the next step, and it really helps you bring up your game. I definitely want to come back – the World Under-20s are in Kenya next year, that’s where I know I’m going to show out.”

 

Diarmuid O'Connor - Bandon AC

Report from Frank Stam, Bandon AC - Diarmuid's Coach

There was some confusion after Diarmuid's decathlon - Even the camera man got it wrong. Diarmuid won the final event, the 1500m, and cameraman kept chasing him, while Diarmuid went about congratulating the medal winners who already had flags around their necks.

Diarmuid was a bit unsettled for both the 100m and Long Jump, but scored a little above PB level. Then his mood fell with Shot Put that was almost 2m down on his PB. However there was a long break after the Shot, and he came back strongly with a new spirit, and jumped five consecutive High Jump PB's.

In the 400m, he probably went out bit too fast, in Lane 7, however his time was very close to a PB. His score after Day 1 was 3569 points. Day 1 ended with 6th place, from 16 participants, which was a happy surprise. The challenge was to not drift out of top 10 the next day.

 Day 2 started with a bang, when he won the 110 hurdles, in 14.27 sec - His PB had been 14.45 sec.

This was worth 940 points, and this became the highest score for this decathlon for all athletes. He was on a roll and continued, adding almost 2m to his Discus PB. He then added almost 5m to his Javelin PB. This was followed up when he equalled his Pole Vault PB.

He won the 1500m in a time just 2 seconds over his PB, but still fast enough to break the National Outdoor Youth Decathlon record with a total of 6792 points, 40 points more than Daniel Ryan scored in EYOF Tbilisi, in 2016.

Overall Diarmuid had 6 PB's in all, and retained his 6th place from day 1. Compared to the athletes who finished above him, who have more balanced scores, for the future, Diarmuid still has two events that he can work, on to catch up with them.

Aoife O’Sullivan - Liscarroll AC

Aoife O’Sullivan qualifies for High Jump Final with a first time clearance at 1.75m

Second Gold for Rhadisat Adeleke!

Rhadisat Adeleke, Tallaght AC won her second Gold medal of the Games, winning the 200m, to add to her 100m Gold from earlier in the week

Updates

Summary of Irish performances will be updated periodically here

Sean Maher - Hammer Throw -13^th 56.48m

Cian Dunne - 400m Hurdles - 5^th in Heat - 59.25 sec

Rhasidat Adeleke - 200m - 1^st in Heat - 24.36 sec

Charles Okafor - 200m - 6^th in Heat 22.85 sec

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Three Cork Athletes Set For EYOF Championships - Baku 2019

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday July 28th 2019

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday July 28th 2019

Thursday July 25th, 7:30pm, Garryvoe - Garryvoe 5k	Friday July 26th, 7:30pm, Ardfield, Clonakilty - Ardfield 10k	Sunday July 28th, 11am, Fermoy -  Grange-Fermoy 4 Mile

 Weeks Summary:

w/e Sun July 28th - Three Road Races: Garryvoe 5k, Ardfield 10k and Grange-Fermoy 4 Mile

Nationally we have the Jamie Boyle Memorial Paralympic Games and the GloHealth National Senior T&F Championships

Cork Athletics Race Calendar

Comprehensive Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date

Cork Events This Week

Thursday July 25th, 7:30pm, Garryvoe - Garryvoe 5k

Friday July 26th, 7:30pm, Ardfield, Clonakilty - Ardfield 10k

Sunday July 28th, 11am, Fermoy -  Grange-Fermoy 4 Mile

National

Saturday July 27th, Templemore - Jamie Boyle Memorial Paralympic Games

Sat 27th & Sun 28th, Santry, Dublin - GloHealth National Senior T&F Championships

International

Sun July 20th - Sun July 28th, Baku, Azerbijan - 15th EYOF - European Youth Olympic Festival

Online Registrations

The Following Upcoming Races currently have Online Entry or Online Registration open:
If your event is missing, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Grange Fermoy AC's Bob Burke 4 Mile, Sunday July 28th

Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile, Friday August 2nd


Lombardstown 5 Mile, Thursday August 8th

East Cork Harbour Marathon, Half-Mar & 10k, Saturday Aug 10th


West Muskerry AC's Millstreet Country Park 5k/10k/2.5k, Sunday August 25th

Cork City 10 Miler, Saturday August 31st 2019

Charleville Half-Marathon, Sunday 15th September

Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, Sunday 22nd September

Thomas Kent 10k, Sunday 10th November