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Cork Athletics Registration Figures - July 31st 2022

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - July 31st 2022

 

July 2022 end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at 7,331, just short of the July 2018 figure of 7,343

A total of 2,138 members, Registered during 2021, have not been Registered this year

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

 

Overall Registrations as at July 31st 2022

Leading 27 Clubs by Registration numbers

 

Next 27 Clubs by Registration numbers

 
 Leevale AC top the overall listings, with 521 registrations, followed closely by Bandon AC (496), and North Cork AC in third place, on 412, with eleven clubs in all exceed 200 registrations;  Midleton AC,  St Catherine's AC, Youghal AC, Togher AC, Grange Fermoy AC, Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC, Belgooly AC and Tracton AC next, all with over 200 registered members.  Twenty seven clubs exceed the 100 registrations mark

Total Registrations

Club	Juv	Youth	Jun	Senior	Master	Total
Leevale AC	268	61	27	62	102	520
Bandon AC	388	12	15	21	60	496
North Cork AC	331	15	2	9	55	412
Midleton AC	166	8	1	13	171	359
Togher AC	131	12	2	32	107	284
St. Catherine's AC	172	2	1	9	95	279
Youghal AC	128	10	3	17	114	272
Belgooly AC	222	2	0	0	28	252
Grange/Fermoy AC	95	7	2	9	137	250
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	130	19	14	8	57	228
Tracton AC	140	3	0	5	80	228
Mallow AC	0	0	0	13	178	191
Carrigaline AC	112	0	0	9	69	190
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	108	0	0	4	75	187
West Muskerry AC	158	1	0	3	16	178
Watergrasshill AC	56	0	0	17	103	176
Ballymore Cobh AC	69	1	0	14	89	173
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	142	11	2	0	15	170
St. Finbarrs AC	0	1	0	24	142	167
Eagle AC	0	0	0	17	138	155
Blarney/Inniscara AC	128	1	2	2	18	151
Courcey AC	107	0	0	0	30	137
Millstreet AC	107	1	0	0	25	133
Ballincollig AC	61	5	2	7	56	131
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	117	2	0	0	10	129
St. Nicholas AC	49	2	1	2	59	113
Doheny AC	96	1	0	0	8	105
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	0	0	0	12	86	98
Skibbereen AC	74	1	0	2	12	89
Old Abbey AC	76	1	0	3	9	89
Mount Hillary AC	0	0	0	10	77	87
Durrus AC	55	2	2	1	26	86
Aghada Running Club ARC	0	0	0	2	68	70
Bantry AC	47	2	0	1	20	70
Liscarroll AC	41	4	4	3	13	65
Bridevale AC	0	0	0	9	53	62
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	49	0	0	0	10	59
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	2	0	5	47	54
Donoughmore AC	0	0	0	3	46	49
Beara AC	0	0	0	8	39	47
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC	0	0	0	3	35	38
Buttevant R.C.	0	0	0	8	29	37
Cork Track Club	0	0	1	22	10	33
Doneraile AC	0	0	0	2	29	31
East Cork AC	0	0	2	8	19	29
Fota Island Running Club	0	0	0	4	24	28
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	0	0	0	8	18	26
Galtee Runners AC	0	0	0	2	18	20
Carrigtwohill AC	0	0	0	1	18	19
Duhallow AC	0	0	0	2	15	17
Shandrum AC	0	0	0	1	15	16
Rising Sun AC	0	0	0	0	16	16
Cork Mental Health AC	0	0	0	1	15	16
Abbey Striders AC	7	2	0	2	3	14
UNATTACHED	1	0	0	0	0	1

 

 Juvenile/Youth Registrations as at July 31st 2022

Bandon AC (400) head the table, followed by North Cork AC (346) and Leevale AC (329). Nineteen clubs have 100 or more Juvenile/Youth members.

 

Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs

Juvenile Registrations

Club	Juv	Youth	Total
Bandon AC	388	12	400
North Cork AC	331	15	346
Leevale AC	268	61	329
Belgooly AC	222	2	224
Midleton AC	166	8	174
St. Catherine's AC	172	2	174
West Muskerry AC	158	1	159
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	142	11	153
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	130	19	149
Togher AC	131	12	143
Tracton AC	140	3	143
Youghal AC	128	10	138
Blarney/Inniscara AC	128	1	129
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	117	2	119
Carrigaline AC	112	0	112
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	108	0	108
Millstreet AC	107	1	108
Courcey AC	107	0	107
Grange/Fermoy AC	95	7	102
Doheny AC	96	1	97
Old Abbey AC	76	1	77
Skibbereen AC	74	1	75
Ballymore Cobh AC	69	1	70
Ballincollig AC	61	5	66
Durrus AC	55	2	57
Watergrasshill AC	56	0	56
St. Nicholas AC	49	2	51
Bantry AC	47	2	49
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	49	0	49
Liscarroll AC	41	4	45
Abbey Striders AC	7	2	9
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	2	2
St. Finbarrs AC	0	1	1
UNATTACHED	1	0	1

 

Leading Adult Registrations by Club - July 31st 2022

Leevale AC and Mallow AC lead the table, with 191 adult members each. Midleton AC just six behind on 185, with a gap to St Finbarrs AC (166). Eleven clubs have over 100 registered adult members, with two more within single digit figures off the 100 mark

Leading Adult Clubs

Next 27 Clubs

 

Adult Registrations

Club	Jun	Senior	Master	Total
Leevale AC	27	62	102	191
Mallow AC	0	13	178	191
Midleton AC	1	13	171	185
St. Finbarrs AC	0	24	142	166
Eagle AC	0	17	138	155
Grange/Fermoy AC	2	9	137	148
Togher AC	2	32	107	141
Youghal AC	3	17	114	134
Watergrasshill AC	0	17	103	120
St. Catherine's AC	1	9	95	105
Ballymore Cobh AC	0	14	89	103
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	0	12	86	98
Bandon AC	15	21	60	96
Mount Hillary AC	0	10	77	87
Tracton AC	0	5	80	85
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	14	8	57	79
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	0	4	75	79
Carrigaline AC	0	9	69	78
Aghada Running Club ARC	0	2	68	70
North Cork AC	2	9	55	66
Ballincollig AC	2	7	56	65
St. Nicholas AC	1	2	59	62
Bridevale AC	0	9	53	62
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	5	47	52
Donoughmore AC	0	3	46	49
Beara AC	0	8	39	47
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC	0	3	35	38
Buttevant R.C.	0	8	29	37
Cork Track Club	1	22	10	33
Doneraile AC	0	2	29	31
Courcey AC	0	0	30	30
Durrus AC	2	1	26	29
East Cork AC	2	8	19	29
Belgooly AC	0	0	28	28
Fota Island Running Club	0	4	24	28
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	0	8	18	26
Millstreet AC	0	0	25	25
Blarney/Inniscara AC	2	2	18	22
Bantry AC	0	1	20	21
Liscarroll AC	4	3	13	20
Galtee Runners AC	0	2	18	20
West Muskerry AC	0	3	16	19
Carrigtwohill AC	0	1	18	19
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	2	0	15	17
Duhallow AC	0	2	15	17
Shandrum AC	0	1	15	16
Rising Sun AC	0	0	16	16
Cork Mental Health AC	0	1	15	16
Skibbereen AC	0	2	12	14
Old Abbey AC	0	3	9	12
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	0	0	10	10
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	0	0	10	10
Doheny AC	0	0	8	8
Abbey Striders AC	0	2	3	5

ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences - Limerick & Waterford

ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences - Limerick & Waterford

University of Limerick (UL) & South East Technological University (SETU) Arena, Waterford

Saturday September 3rd & Sunday September 4th

Sergio Lara-Bercial	Nicolette Schipper van Veldhoven

 

As part of the European Week of Sport, Sport Ireland Coaching in partnership with the LSP Network and the Sport Ireland Participation Unit is hosting a series of ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences for coaches of children and teenagers

There will be four ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences hosted by the following LSPs between 1st - 4th September 2022. Two of the copnferences will be held in Munster, in Limerick and in Waterford

Who are the ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences for?

If you answer YES to any of these questions the ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference is for YOU!

•    Are you a coach of children U12?

•    Do you coach teenage girls?

•    Do you coach teenage boys?

•    Would you like to know more about being child/teen centred in your coaching?

•    What coaching skills do you need to improve/develop to put the needs of children/teenagers first?
•    Would you like to develop an inclusive culture and environment where you coach?
•    Are you concerned with dropout from your sport?

 
Sport Ireland ICOACHKIDS Website

 

Registration - €10 per coach

Register for ICOACHKIDS Regional Conference - Limerick

 

Register for ICOACHKIDS Regional Conference - Waterford

 

 

Seven Cork Athletes Selected for European Championships - Munich 2022

Seven Cork Athletes Selected for Ireland for European T&F Championships

Munich, Germany

August 15th - 21st 2022

 

 

Seven Cork athletes, six from Cork Clubs have been selected for the Irish team at the European T&F Championships in Munich, later this month

The six Cork based athletes include four from Leevale AC; Louise Shanahan, Michelle Finn, Alex Wright and Colin Doyle. They are joined by Phil Healy, Bandon AC, and Aoife Cooke, Eagle AC, who was pre-selected, along with the rest of the Irish Marathon squad. The seventh Cork athlete is Glengarriff man Darragh McElhinney, currently with UCD AC

European Championship Website

 

Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC	Michelle Finn, Leevale AC
Phil Healy, Bandon AC	Aoife Cooke, Eagle AC
Alex Wright, Leevale AC	Darragh McElhinney, Glengarriff and UCD AC
Colin Doyle, Leevale AC

 

Athlete	Event	Club	Coach
*Fionnuala McCormack	Marathon	Kilcoole AC	Alan McCormack
Rhasidat Adeleke	400m & 4x400m Relay	Tallaght AC	Edrick Floreal
Thomas Barr	400mH	Ferrybank AC	Hayley Harrison
David Kenny	20km Walk	Farranfore Maine Valley	Robert Heffernan
Louise Shanahan	800m	Leevale AC	Phil O'Dell & Ray Shanahan
Sarah Healy	1500m	UCD AC	Eoghan Marnell
Kate O'Connor	Heptathlon	Dundalk St. Gerards AC	Michael O'Connor
Chris O'Donnell	400m	North Sligo AC	Benke Blomkvist
Sarah Lavin	100mH	Emerald AC	Noelle Morrissey
Mark English	800m	Finn Valley AC	Feidhlim Kelly
Luke McCann	1500m	UCD AC	Clark McCann
Hiko Haso	10,000m	DSD AC	Feidhlim Kelly
*Brendan Boyce	35km Walk	Finn Valley AC	Robert Heffernan
Brian Fay	5000m	Raheny Shamrock AC	Feidhlim Kelly
Darragh McElhinney	5000m	UCD AC	Emmett Dunleavy
Andrew Coscoran	1500m	Star of the Sea AC	Feidhlim Kelly
Eilish Flanagan	3000mSC	Finn Valley AC	Damon Martin
Michelle Finn	3000mSC	Leevale AC	Feidhlim Kelly
Efrem Gidey	10,000m	Clonliffe Harriers AC	Peter McDermott
*Aoife Cooke	Marathon	Eagle AC	Alan Storey
Phil Healy	400m & 4x400m Relay	Bandon AC	Shane McCormack
Ciara Mageean	800m & 1500m	City of Lisburn AC	Helen Clitheroe
John Fitzsimons	800m	Kildare AC	Joe Ryan
*Ann Marie McGlynn	Marathon	Letterkenny AC	Emmett Dunleavy
*Hugh Armstrong	Marathon	Ballina AC	Feidhlim Kelly
Sophie Becker	400m & 4x400m Relay	Raheny Shamrock AC	Jeremy Lyons & Gerard O'Donnell
Marcus Lawler	200m & 4x100m Relay	Clonliffe Harriers AC	Shane McCormack
Alex Wright	35km Walk	Leevale AC	Lauren Wright
Israel Olatunde	100m & 4x100m Relay	UCD AC	Daniel Kilgallon
Roisin Flanagan	5000m	Finn Valley AC	Damon Martin
Eric Favors	Shot Put	Raheny Shamrock AC	Dane Miller
Sharlene Mawdsley	4x400m Relay	Newport AC	Gary Ryan
Cliodhna Manning	4x400m Relay	Kilkenny City Harriers AC	Peter Lyons
Roisin Harrison	4x400m Relay	Emerald AC	Eoghan MacNamara
Joseph Ojewumi	4x100m Relay	Tallaght AC	Daniel Kilgallon
Mark Smyth	4x100m Relay	Raheny Shamrock AC	Kay Bannon
Colin Doyle	4x100m Relay	Leevale AC	Alan Mahoney
Leon Reid	4x100m Relay	Menapians AC	James Hillier
Paul Costelloe	Non-travelling reserve - 4x100m Relay	Emerald AC	Liam O'Hora
Kelly McGrory	Non-travelling reserve - 4x400m Relay	Tir Chonall AC	Drew & Hayley Harrison

Athletics Ireland Release

STRONG IRISH TEAM SELECTED FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce a squad of over 35 athletes for the upcoming European Athletics Championships in Munich on August 15-21

Previous European championship medal winners Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC), Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC), and Mark English (Finn Valley AC) will spearhead the Irish contingent alongside world indoor finalist Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC)

The Irish relay teams have enjoyed tremendous success in global competition over the past 12 months and the women’s 4x400m team looks particularly strong with Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC), Phil Healy (Bandon AC), Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock), Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC), Cliodhna Manning (Kilkenny City Harriers), and Roisin Harrison (Emerald AC) all confirmed to travel to Munich

Four-time Olympian Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole AC) heads up a strong women’s marathon team (all previously selected) which also includes Aoife Cooke (Eagle AC) and Ann Marie McGlynn (Letterkenny AC)

McCormack will be joined in Munich by fellow Tokyo Olympians Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea AC), Sarah Healy (UCD AC), Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC), Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers), David Kenny (Farranfore Maine Valley AC), Brendan Boyce (Finn Valley AC), Chris O'Donnell (North Sligo AC), Eilish Flanagan (Finn Valley AC), Leon Reid (Menapians AC), Michelle Finn (Leevale AC), and Alex Wright (Leevale AC)

The team also includes an excellent blend of developing athletes including Kate O'Connor (Dundalk St. Gerards AC), and the recent record-breaking UCD pair of Darragh McElhinney and Israel Olatunde

Speaking at today’s team announcement, Athletics Ireland Director of High Performance, Paul McNamara said:

“With 31 individual athletes selected this is the largest cohort we have ever sent to a major championship, despite the higher qualification standards than any previous edition of this championships, and with 25 athletes inside the A standard.  This team includes multiple athletes, both seasoned campaigners and rising stars, that are primed to make an impact, demonstrating both enhanced depth and breadth in our athlete cohort. It’s been a busy season with World Championships and Commonwealth Games for many of this squad, but the European Championships has been the primary focus for 2022”

World Under 20 Championships - August 2022

World Under 20 T&F Championships

Cali, Colombia

August 1st - 6th 2022

 

 

 

Day 6 - Saturday August 6th

Livestream

Day 6 - Saturday August 6th - Afternoon Session

 

Day 5 - Friday August 5th

Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, is second into the cage, in the Women's Hammer Final, at 9:11pm

Men's 3,000m

Nicholas Griggs, Mid Ulster AC, runs in the Men's 3,000m Final, at 11:04pm

Livestream

Day 5 - Friday August 5th - Morning Session       Afternoon Session

 

Timetable/Schedule

Morning Session

 

Afternoon Session

 Report Summary Day 4 - Thursday August 4th

Lucy McGlynn, Tír Chonaill AC -  100mH Heat 5

Lucy McGlynn, Tír Chonaill AC, ran a 13.92 sec PB for 4th place, missing out on qualification by just 0.02sec

 

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC - 200m Heat 1

 

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, running in Heat 1 of the 200m, finished 5th, in 24.08 sec, 0.17 sec outside the qualification places

Finish of Womens 200m Heat 1

 

Womens 200m - Results of Heat 1

Last night, Lucy-May ran a PB, and Cork Junior Record, of 11.62 sec, in the 100m, in Semi-Final 3 of the 100m

Womens 200m - Heat 1

Livestream

Day 4 - Thursday August 4th - Morning Session       Afternoon Session

Morning Session

 

Afternoon Session

 

 Day 3 Summary

Women's 100m - Semi-Final 3

The afternoon session was suspended, due to Thunder & lightning Storm, along with a deluge, the meet was resumed after a delay of approx. 2 hours, which, presumably, would not have helped the athletes preparation

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, running in Semi-Final 3 of the 100m, came home in 6th place, in a PB of 11.62 sec, but didn't progress to the Final. Lucy-May also broke her own Cork Junior Record

Women's Hammer - Qualifying Round

Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, threw a 61.87m PB, to progress into the Hammer Final, in 4th place from Group B

 

Video

3000m

 

Nicholas Griggs ran a sensible race to finish 4th, in 8:08.35, with 6 to qualify automatically. The leaders went off early on, but Nicholas held back, bringing a possee through behind him, until about half-way, when he gradually went away from the peleton, to qualify comfortably for the Final

 

Callum Morgan, in heat 2, finished 14th, in 8:36.23. As in the first heat, an athlete, Japanese, went away right from the gun, but this time, was caught, but held on to qualify. All of the non-automatic qualifiers came from this heat, but Callum missed out, with the final qualification spot going in 8:13.49

3000m Heat 1 Results	3000m Heat 2 Results

 

3000m Heat 1 - Early Stages	Nicholas Griggs Starts Final Lap
Nicholas Griggs Finishes

 

Irish In Action on Day 3

Nicolas Griggs, 3000m Heat 1 - 3.00pm

Nicholas Griggs

Callum Morgan, 3000m Heat 2 - 3.15pm

Callum Morgan

 
Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, Hammer Throw (Qualifying Group B) - 4:30pm

 

Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

 
Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, 100m Semi Final 3 - 10.21pm

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC

Morning Session - 2:30pm - 6pm

Afternoon Session - 9pm - 1am

Day 2 Summary

Lucy McGlynn - Women’s 400mH Heats

Lucy McGlynn finished 5th in heat 6 of the 400mH heats, in 1:00.30, but was unlucky not to progress, finishing just 0.01 sec outside the qualification spots and ahead of one of the automatic qualifiers

 

400m Hurdles - Heat 5 Results

Lucy May Sleeman, Leevale AC - Women’s 100m Heats

Lucy-May-Sleeman, Leevale AC, finished 4th in Heat 2 of the 7 100m heats, in 11.71 sec, took the 3rd of 3 non-automatic spots

Early stages of 100m Heat 2 - Lucy-May Sleeman is in Lane 5	Finish of 100m Heat 2 - Lucy-May Sleeman is in Lane 5

 

Results of 100m Heat 2



Reece Ademola, Leevale AC - Men’s Long Jump Final

 Reece Ademola Introduction for Long Jump Final

 

 Reece Ademola preparing for his 2nd Round Jump

 

Reece Ademola on his 2nd Round Jump


Reece Ademola, with his first jump, and the first jump of the Final, went out to 7.83m, setting a new Irish U20 Record, breaking his own record, set in the qualifying round, yesterday. It also brings him to third in the Irish All-Time standings, behind Ciarán McDonagh (7.99m) and Adam McMullen (8.07m)

After the first three rounds, Reece was in the Bronze Medal position, on countback.

Day 2 Morning Schedule

Day 2 Afternoon Schedule

 

 

 

Irish Delegation, Cali 2022

 

Timetable/Schedule

Where to watch

The World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22 will be streamed live on the World Athletics YouTube and Facebook channels

Day 1 - Monday August 1st - Morning Ssession        Afternoon Session

Day 2 - Tuesday August 2nd - Morning and Afternoon Session

Day 3 - Wednesday August 3rd - Morning Session       Afternoon Session

Day 4 - Thursday August 4th - Morning Session       Afternoon Session

Day 5 - Friday August 5th - Morning Session       Afternoon Session

Day 6 - Saturday August 6th - Afternoon Session

 

 

Irish Team

Athlete	Club	Coach	Event(s)
Nick Griggs	Mid Ulster	Mark Kirk	3000m
Callum Morgan	Candour Track Club	Mark Kirk	3000m
Dean Casey	Ennis Track Club	Pat Hogan	5000m
Reece Ademola	Leevale	Liz Coomey	Long Jump
Lucy May Sleeman	Leevale	John Naughton & John Corr	100m, 200m
Nicola Tuthill	Bandon	Killian Barry, Kevin Warner, Roland Korom	Hammer
Lucy McGlynn	Tír Chonaill	Eamon Harvey	100mh, 400mh

 

 
Day 1 Report

 

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC, got off to a tremendous start in this afternoon's Men's Long Jump.  His first jump, 7.76m, proved to be his longest, and also the longest in Pool B, his qualification group... and 4th longest overall, between both Long Jump Qualification groups

Not only that, but he also set a new Irish National Under 20 record, surpassing the previous record of 7.73m, set by Ciarán McDonagh in 1995. It also moves Reece up to fourth place on the Irish all-time list

Reece’s 7.76m also moves him to fourth place on the all-time standings, behind Ciarán McDonagh’s senior record of 8.07m, set in 2005. Reece'soutdoing his previous 7.68m record, set just last month in Cork.

Reece went into the event in top form, having won the National Under-20 Title and finishing in fifth place at the National Senior Championships recently. He set his previous best of 7.68m, set at last month's Cork City Sports

Afterwards Reece said “I’m shocked, to be honest, but delighted,” he said. “It’s big adrenaline for tomorrow. I’ll get a rest now, come in replenished for tomorrow and just kick ass.”

The Long Jump Final is set for tomorrow night, Tuesday 2nd Aug, at 10:16pm Irish time

 

Dean Casey, Ennis Track

Dean Casey, Ennis Track, made a valiant attempt to stay with the large, African dominated lead group, staying with them for the first 3km, which he passed in 13th place. The leaders took it out in 2:58 for the first km, followed by 2:59, however the pace then increased to 2:47, 2:45, and 2:33 for the final km. Dean held to his task, but was unable to make up places, finishing in 14:37.79

 

5000m Results

Morning Schedule - Day 1

Afternoon Schedule - Day 1

 

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC, is first of the Irish in action at these Championships, going in Qualification Group B of the Men's long Jump, scheduled for 5:45pm Irish time

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC

 

Long Jump Qualification Group B - Startlist

Mens 5,000m

Dean Casey, Ennis Track, is Ireland's second athlete out, in the Men's 5,000m, at 11:25pm this evening

 

Dean Casey, Ennis Track

The remaining two Cork athletes, Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, and Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, are on track on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively

 

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC	Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

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Banksa - Bystrica, Slovakia 

24 July -30 July 2022

 

EYOF Website

Livestream

Schedule & Results

 

Saturday 30th July 

The final day of action started with Lucy Foster of Willowfield A.C who achieved a 10th place finish in the Girls 1500m final with a time of 4:34.39

The 3000m Girls Final featured Clodagh Gill of Moy Valley A.C who just missed out on a medal finishing in 4th place with a personalised best of 9:47.25

The last of the Irish in Action was the Boys Medley Relay Team who finished in 6th place with a time of 1:57.79

 

That concludes an exciting EYOF T&F with a bronze medal for Sean Cronin ( Clonliffe Harriers A.C)   and three  4th place finishes for Cormac Dixon ( Tallaght A.C)  , Clodagh Gill ( Moy Valley A.C.) and Leevale A.C. 's Nicole Dinan

 

Cork Athlete Results 

Athlete	Club	Event	Place ( Time)
Okwu Backari	Leevale A.C	Long Jump  100m Hurdles Medley Relay	11th place in Final (5.39m) 5th place in Heat (14.11s PB)  3rd place in Heat ( 2:16.44 mins)
Hannah Falvey	Belgooly A.C	200m  Medley Relay	8th place in Semi Final ( 26.11s) 3rd place in Heat (2:16.44 mins)
Senan O Reilly	St. Catherine's A.C	800m	4th place in Semi Final ( 1:58.23 mins)
Nicole Dinan	Leevale A.C	800m	4th place  in Final (2:12.92mins)
Maeve Fleming	Leevale A.C	High Jump	8th place in Qualification Group B ( 1.65m)

Athletics Day 5- Friday 29th July 

The morning session started with the Girls Medley Team in action . Cork Athletes Hannah Falvey ( Belgooly A.C ) and Okwu Backari ( Leevale A.C) took part in the first 2 legs with Amy Jo Kierans ( Monaghan) and Hollie Kilroe ( Suck Valley A.C.) completing the team . The girls finished in 3rd place just outside qualification with a time of 2:16.44 mins . 

Post Relay Interview

Okwu Backari , Leevale A.C.

The Boys Medley Relay finished in an impressive second place to gain qualification to Saturdays final with a time of 1:58.52. The team featured Jesse Osas ( Ratoath A.C), Toby Thompson ( Ballymena & Antrim A.C.) , Cormac Crotty (Cavan) and Jason O'Reilly ( Killarney) .  

Boy's Post Relay Interview

 

Boys Medley Relay 

 

 

Tallaght A.C.'s Cormac Dixon finished just outside the medals in 4th place in the Boys 3000m Final with a personal best of 08:28.62.Cormac was only 0.07seconds off a bronze medal but knocked 12 seconds off his  personal best . 

Cormac Dixon , Tallaght A.C.

 

The last Irish athlete of the morning session , Cian Crampton ( Edenderry A.C) had a PB throw of 54.76m in the Boys Discus Final to finish in 5th position.

Cian Crampton , Edenderry A.C

 

The final Irish Athlete in action of the day was Toby Thompson ( Ballymena & Antrim A.C.) who came 5th in the Boys 200m Final with a time of 22.19s.

 

Irish Athletes in Action - Saturday 30th July 

Lucy Foster (Willowfield A.C)- 1500m Girls Final -10.10 CEST ( 9.10 Irish Time ) 

Clodagh Gill ( Moy Valley A.C.)  - 3000m Girls Final - 10.23am CEST ( 9.23am Irish Time ) 

Boys Medley Relay Final - 11.15am CEST ( 10.15am Irish Time ) 

 

 

Athletics Day 4 - Thursday 28th July

The day started off with Leevale AC athlete Okwu Backari taking part in her second event of the week, 100m Hurdles. Okwu achieved a PB of 14.11 sec which unfortunately was just outside the qualification for the semi final 

Okwu Backari, Leevale AC

Hannah Falvey of Belgooly AC lined up in Lane 8 for the Girls 200m Semi-Final. Hannah finished in 8th position with a time of 26.11 sec

 

Hannah Falvey's Post Race Interview

Hannah Falvey, Belgooly A.C 

 

Maeve Fleming (Leevale AC) just missed out on qualification in the Girls High Jump, when she was eliminated on countback, with a jump of 1.65m.

 

Maeve Fleming Interview

 

Maeve Fleming, Leevale AC

 

Cork's final athlete of the day, Nicole Dinan of Leevale AC was very unlucky to finish just outside the medal positions, in 4th place, with a time of 2:12.92 in 800m Girls Final

 

Nicole Dinan, Leevale AC 

 

Toby Thompson of Ballymena & Antrim AC qualified in Boys 200m Heat with a time of 22.26s. Toby will feature in the final tomorrow at 19.35 CEST (18.35 Irish Time)

 

Toby Thompson, Ballymena & Antrim AC 

 

The final Irish athlete of the day was Hollie Kiroe of Suck Valley A.C who came in 8th position in the Girls 400m Final with a time of 57.54 sec

 

Hollie Kilroe, Suck Valley AC

 

Irish Athletes in Action on Friday 29th July 

Girls Relay 10:05 CEST (9:05am Irish Time ) - Hannah Falvey (Belgooly AC), Okwu Backari (Leevale AC), Amy Jo Kierans, Hollie Kilroe

Boys Relay 10.35 CEST ( 9.35am Irish Time ) - Cormac Crotty , Jesse Osas ,Jason O Reilly, Toby Thompson

Cian Crampton ( Edenderry A.C)  - Boys Discus - 10.42am CEST ( 9.42 am Irish Time ) 

Cormac Dixon( Tallaght A.C)  - 3000m Boys - 11.00am CEST ( 10.00am Irish Time ) 

Toby Thompson (Ballymena & Antrim AC) - 200m Boys Final 19:35 CEST (18.35 Irish Time) 

 

 

Athletics Day 3 - Wednesday 28th July

Belgooly AC athlete Hannah Falvey qualified automatically from heat 3 in the Girls 200m with a time of 25.71 sec. Hannah's 200m Semi Final will take place Thursday 29th at 11:42am CEST (10:42am Irish Time)

 

Hannah Falvey, Belgooly AC 

 

Lucy Foster of Willowfield AC also featured in Wednesday morning session with a 3rd place finish finish in Heat 2 of Girls 1500m which gains her a place in the Girls 1500m Final on Saturday 30th July at 10:15am CEST (9:15am Irish Time)

 

Lucy Foster, Willowfield AC

 

Irish Athletes in Action Thursday 28th July

Okwu Backari, Leevale AC - 100m Hurdles - 10:32am CEST (9:32am Irish Time)

 Toby Thompson, Ballymena Antrim AC - 200m Boys Heat 2 - 11:07am CEST (10:07am Irish Time) 

Hannah Falvey, Belgooly AC - 200m Semi Final - 11:42am CEST ( 10.42am Irish Time ) 

Maeve Fleming, Leevale AC - High Jump Qualification - 16.35 CEST (15:35 Irish Time) 

Nicole Dinan , Leevale AC - 800m Final - 18:05 CEST (17:05 Irish Time) 

Hollie Kilroe, Suck Valley AC - 400m Final - 18:20 CEST (17:20 Irish Time)

Athletics Day 2 - Tuesday 26th July

Tuesday saw the action start with Corks own Senan O'Reilly (St Catherines AC) who qualified from his heat in 4th place with a time of 1:58.23. The final is due to take place on Friday 29th July at 18:25 (17:25 Irish Time) 

Senan O'Reilly, St. Catherines AC

 

Okwu Backari was back in action today in the Girls Long Jump Final. Okwu's 2nd round jump of 5.39m resulted in an 11th place finish for the Leevale Athlete. Okwu is due to take part in the 100m Hurdles on Thursday 28th at 10:32am CEST (9:32am Irish time). Girls Relay on Friday morning at 10:15am CEST (9:15am Irish Time) 

 

Okwu Backari, Leevale AC

                                                                                                 

The first Irish medal of the championship was won by Sean Cronin of Clonliffe Harriers AC who won a bronze medal in the Boys 1500m final with a time of 4:02.81

 

 Sean Cronin, Clonliffe Harriers AC

Boys 1500m Medal Ceremony

Sean Cronin Medal Presentation

 

Boys 1500m Podium	Sean Cronin being Presented with his Medal

 

The final Irish Athlete of the day, Jesse Osas (Ratoath AC) finished in 6th place in the Boys 100m final with a personal best of 10.86 sec. This highly contested final resulted in 5 out of the 8 athletes achieving personal bests

 

Jesse Osas, Ratoath AC

 

Wednesday 27th July

Hannah Falvey, Belgooly A.C - 200m Girls Heat - 10:54am CEST (9:54am Irish Time )

Lucy Foster, Willowfield A.C - 1500m Girls - 11:31am CEST (10:31am Irish Time)

Athletics Day 1 - Monday 25th July 

Monday saw the first action for the athletes in Slovakia including 2 cork athletes in action

A jump of 5.41m was enough for Okwu Backari of Leevale to qualify in Group A for the Girls Long Jump Final. Okwu achieved this in her first jump, followed by jumps of 5.09m and 4.96m in her 2nd and 3rd rounds . The jump of 5.41m saw Okwu finish 5th in group A and joint 9th between the 2 groups. Girls Long Jump final is due to take place on Tuesday 26th July at 17.55 CEST (16:55 Irish Time) 

 Okwu Bakari, Leevale AC

 

Nicole Dinan (Leevale AC) qualified automatically in 3rd place in Heat 1 of 800m with a time of 2:12.56. Nicole will be in lane 7 in the 800m final, on Thursday 29th July, at 18:05 (17:05 Irish Time) 

 

Nicole Dinan, Leevale AC

 

Two other Irish athletes were in action today. Jesse Osas (Ratoath AC, Meath) had a massive PB of 10.91sec, to finish 2nd in his 100m heat, and qualify for the boys 100m final tomorrow Tuesday at 20:20 (19:20 Irish time). Hollie Kilroe (Suck Valley AC)  made it 4 out of 4 irish athletes to qualify for Thursdays Girls 400m Final with a time of 56.86sec

 

Tuesday 26th July 

Irish Athletes in Action 

Senan O Reilly ( St Catherines )- 800m - 10.40(9.40 Irish Time)

Okwu Backari - Long Jump - 17:55 (16:55 Irish Time) 

Jesse Osas -100m Boys Final -20:20 (19:20 Irish Time)

EYOF Website

 

Livestream

 

Schedule & Results

 

 

 

 

 

Frank O'Brien Runs 1-53 800m PB - Eltham July 2022

Frank O'Brien Runs 1:53:89 800m PB at British Milers Club Meet

Sutcliffe Park Athletics Track, Eltham, London

Wednesday July 20th 2022

 


Frank O'Brien, East Cork AC, running in Newham & Essex Beagles AC colours, took 2.11 seconds off his previous best of 1:56:29, lowering it to 1:53.89, when competing in last night's British Milers Club meet, at Suthcliffe Park, in London

Frank settled in at the rear of the field, until just before the bell, when he made his move, overtaking most of the field in the next 50 or 60m, and taking the lead outright with about 200m to go, coming home to win comprehensively

 

 BMC Eltham Meet Results - July 20th 2022

 

 

 

BMC 800m 'B' Race

on Mark Hookway's YouTube Channel

 

Eight Cork Athletes Selected for UK AAA U15-17 Championships - August 2022

Eight Cork Athletes Selected by Athletics Ireland for UK Athletics AAA U15 - U17 T&F Championships

Bedford, UK

August 27th - 28th 2022

 

Forty Three Irish athletes, including eight from Cork, have been selected for the Irish squad at the UK Athletics AAA U15 - U17 T&F Championships, in Bedford, UK, from August 27th - 28th 2022

Cork Representatives

Athlete	Event	Club
Aaron Gui	400M	Riverstick AC Kinsale
Andrew Scanlon	Javelin	Leevale AC
Briana Onoh	Shot	Leevale AC
Caoimhe Daly	Long Jump	Leevale AC
Fatima Amusa	200m	Leevale AC
Gabriel Ebo	100m	Midleton AC
Okwu Backari	Long Jump	Leevale AC
Ryan Onoh	Long Jump	Leevale AC

The eight Cork  athletes include six from Leevale AC; Andrew Scanlon, Briana Onoh, Caoimhe Daly, Fatima Amusa, Okwu Backari and Ryan Onoh. The two others on the team are Aaron Gui, Riverstick Kinsale AC and Gabriel Ebo, Midleton AC

UK Athletics U15 - U17 Timetable (PDF File)

 

Aaron Gui, Riverstick-Kinsale AC	Caoimhe Daly, Leevale AC	Ryan Onoh, Leevale AC	Gabriel Ebo, Midleton AC
Andrew Scanlan, Leevale AC	Briana Onoh, Leevale AC	Fatima Amusa, Midleton AC	Okwu Bakari , Leevale AC

 

Athletics Ireland Release

Athletics Ireland Squad – England AAAs Championships

Bedford August 27th/28th 2022

The Juvenile Committee are delighted to announce a team of 43 athletes to compete in the U15 and U17 Age Group competition at the AAA in Bedford at the end of August. The team was selected from those athletes achieving the required standard at our National Championships and includes athletes across all of the disciplines

For many of the younger athletes this will be their first taste of competing abroad and we hope that this introduction to ‘International’ competition stands them in good stead for the future

The Committee would like to thank all of the athletes who expressed an interest in joining the team and we wish all of the athletes continuing success in their chosen events.

Irish Team

Athlete	Event	Club
Aaron Gui	400M	Riverstick AC Kinsale
Amy Timoney	80m Hurdles	Finn Valley AC
Andrew Scanlon	Javelin	Leevale AC
Angela Cielecka	100m	Galway City Harriers
Annabel Morrison	3000m	Enniskillen Running Club
Billy Coogan	Steeple	Gowran AC
Briana Onoh	Shot	Leevale AC
Caoimhe Daly	Long Jump	Leevale AC
Caoimhe Gallen	Hammer	Lifford Strabane AC
Cian Crampton	Discus	Edenderry AC
Clodagh Donohue	Triplejump	Nenagh Olympic AC
Conor Penney	High Jump	Craughwell AC
Cora Scullion	1500m	Omagh Harriers AC
Corey Scanlon	Hammer	Finisk Valley AC
Dannan Long	200m	Limerick AC
Declan O'Connell	1500m	Craughwell AC
Eleanor Foot	1500m steeple	Bray Runners AC
Emily Bolton	800m	Donore Harriers AC
Emmet O'Neill	Hammer	Templemore AC
Enya Silkena	Javelin	Dundalk St Gerards AC
Fatima Amusa	200m	Leevale AC
Gabriel Ebo	100m	Midleton AC
Holly Wright	Discus	Crookstown Millview AC
James Rochford	Pole Vault	Nenagh Olympic AC
Jennifer O'Leary	1500m	Nenagh Olympic AC
Kara Morrissey	Pole Vault	St Laurence O Toole AC
Lara Prendergast	Javelin	Suncroft AC
Leila Colfer	100m	St Laurence O Toole AC
Lemar Lucciano	200m	Castlegar AC
Liam Shaw	Shot	Athenry AC
Michael Kent	Pole Vault	DMP
Molly Daly	200m	Kilkenny City Harriers
Okwu Backari	Long Jump	Leevale AC
Rachel Lynch	300mh	Dundrum South Dublin AC
Robert Hayes	400mh	Dundrum South Dublin AC
Ryan Onoh	Long Jump	Leevale AC
Sean Aligboboh	100m	Tallaght AC
Sean Kelleher	Walk 5k	South Galway AC
Sean Owens	100mh	Crusaders AC
Siunn Quinn	High Jump	Brothers Pearse AC
Sophie Byrne	Triplejump	Crookstown Millview AC
Tara O'Connor	High Jump	Dundalk St Gerards AC
Theo Hanlon	Shot	Suncroft AC

Events Week Ending Sunday August 14th 2022

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday August 14th 2022

Week 33 2022

 

 

 

This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday August 14th 2022

 

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday August 21st 2022

 

This Month's Events - August 2022

Next Month's Events - September 2022


Road: Liscarroll AC's Tom Fitzpatrick Memorial 5k & 7 Miles are on Friday evening
Track & Field: National Masters T&F Championships in Tullamore, on Saturday, with National Leagues Final, the following day, Sunday, at the same venue

Open Sports: Bandon AC Hold their annual Catherine Duggan Memorial Open Sports, in Town Park, Bandon, on Sunday

 

Wednesday 10th Aug, 6pm - Diamond League - Monaco

 

Friday 12th Aug, 7pm - Tom Fitzpatrick Memorial Liscarroll 5k & 7 Miles

Liscarroll

 

Saturday August 13th, 9:30am - Parkrun - Various Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Youghal

Saturday August 13th, 10am - National Masters T&F Championships
Tullamore, Offaly

Saturday August 13th, 11am - Curraghchase 5k & 10k (Limerick Race)

 

Sunday August 13th - Athletics Ireland National League Final
Tullamore, Offaly
 

Athlete Transfer Deadline - August 24th 2022

Deadline - August 24th 2022

 

 

Cork Athletics Facebook page

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

Transfer forms may be downloaded from the Athletics Ireland website

 

The Sequence and Procedure on the form MUST be followed

Completed Transfer Forms

Completed forms should be given to Cork AAI County Board Registrar, John Copithorne, or posted to him at John Copithorne, Registrar Cork AAI County Board, Belgooley, Co. Cork.

 

• Do NOT call to John Copithorne's house

• 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 Wednesday August 24th

Completed Transfer Forms may be submitted at any stage, but will not be reviewed by Cork Athletics County Board until after August 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 their parent or guardian)

•   New Club

•   Outgoing Club

•   County Board (outgoing club)

•   Outgoing County Board (for out of county club transfer only)

•   Incoming County Board (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 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022 will need to fill out a Transfer Form
  

Next Transfer Window, following August 24th 2022, will close on March 24th 2023

 

 

Events Week Ending Sunday August 7th 2022

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday August 7th 2022

Week 32 2022

 

 

 

This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday August 7th 2022

 

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday August 14th 2022

 

This Month's Events - August 2022

Next Month's Events - September 2022


Road: BHAA Novartis 5k is on Wednesday evening. Galtee Runners GR8k is in Mitclelstown on Friday evening

Track & Field: Liscarroll Open Sports is on Sunday next.  Three Cork Athletes feature on the Irish Under 20 team at the World Athletics Under 20 T&F Championships in Cali Colombia

 

Monday 1st Aug, 5pm - Sun 7th, 2am - World Athletics Under 20 T&F Championships

Cali, Colombia - Three Cork Athletes Selected for World Under-20 Championships

 

Wednesday 3rd Aug, 8pm - Novartis 5k (BHAA)

 

Friday 5th Aug, 7:30pm - GR8 8km Road Race

Mitchelstown

 

 

 

Saturday 6th Aug - Diamond League - Shenzhen

 

Saturday August 6th, 09:30am - Parkrun - Various Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Youghal

Saturday August 6th - Nagles Half-Marathon (IMRA - Cork)

 

Events Week Ending Sunday July 31st 2022

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday July 31st 2022

Week 31 2022

 

This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday July 31st

 

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday August 7th 2022

 

This Month's Events - July 2022

 

Next Month's Events - August 2022


Road: BHAA DePuy Synthes 4 Mile is on Wednesday evening. There are two very popular races on Friday; the Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile and St Catherine's AC 5k, in Ballynoe. For those on holiday or living near the various county bounds, there are races in Waterford, Tipperary and Kerry

Track & Field: The Munster Juvenile B T&F Chps are in Templemore, on Saturday, while the Second Round of the AAI National Leagues are on Sunday.  Further afield, Five Cork Athletes are among 16 AAI members competing at the EYOF (European Youth Olympic Festival) in Banska-Bystrica, Slovakia

 

Monday 25th July, 8am - Sat 30th, 11am - EYOF - European Youth T&F Championships

Banska-Bystrica, Slovakia - Five Cork Athletes on Irish Team


Wednesday 27th July, 8pm - DePuy Synthes 4 Mile (BHAA)

 

Thursday 28th July, 8pm - Clogheen 5k Road Race (Tipperary Race)

 

Friday 29th July, 7:30pm - Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile Road Race 2022

 

Friday 29th July, 8pm - St Catherines 5k Road Race 2022

Ballynoe, Co. Cork

 

Register for Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile	Register for St Catherine's 5k

 

Friday 29th July, 8pm - Piltown 5 Mile Road Race (Tipperary Race)

 

Saturday July 30th, 09:30am - Parkrun - Various Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Youghal

Saturday July 30th - Munster Juvenile B Track & Field Championships

Templemore
 

Three Cork Athletes Selected for World Under-20 Championships 2022

Three Cork Athletes Selected for World Under-20 T&F Championships

Cali, Colombia

August 1st - 6th 2022

 

 

 

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC	Reece Ademola, Leevale AC	Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

 
Cork is well represented at next month's World Under-20 T&F Championships, in Cali, Colombia, with no less than three of the eight team members from Cork clubs - Two from Leevale AC; Lucy-May Sleeman and Reece Ademola, along with Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, has been in flying form all season, unbeaten in her age group and Junior over 100m and 200m distances, has been selected to compete in both sprint events

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC, achieved the qualification standard, at Cork City Sports, with a 6.68m Long Jump. Last weekend he improved on that mark, when he set a new National Junior record with a 7.76m jump

Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, threw in the Junior Women's Hammer, last weekend, competing for the first time since March, having suffered an elbow injury at the European Throws Cup in Portugal, placing first in the event

Athletics Ireland Release

Athletics Ireland has confirmed the selection of eight athletes for the forthcoming World Athletics Under-20 T&F Championships, in Cali, Colombia, from August 1st to 6th

Many of these athletes have tasted success at European level on the track and cross country, but now face their biggest challenge so far, on the World stage

Athlete	Club	Coach(es)	Event(s)
Nick Griggs	Mid Ulster	Mark Kirk	3000m
Callum Morgan	Candour Track Club	Mark Kirk	3000m
Dean Casey	Ennis Track Club	Pat Hogan	5000m
Oliver Swinney	Speed Development Project Track Club	Adam McMullen	100m
Reece Ademola	Leevale	Liz Coomey	Long Jump
Lucy-May Sleeman	Leevale	John Naughton & John Corr	100m, 200m
Nicola Tuthill	Bandon	Killian Barry, Kevin Warner, Roland Korom	Hammer
Lucy McGlynn	Tír Chonaill	Eamon Harvey	100mh, 400mh