At the 1987 Cork City Sports, a young Sonia O’ Sullivan set a national junior record of 9.01 in the 3000m. This performance put Sonia on the map and launched the career of the greatest athlete Ireland has ever produced.

Thirty years on this junior record still stands. For the 2017 Cork City Sports Sonia is laying down a challenge to all clubs to enter a team of junior girls to run a 3k relay in an attempt to break the thirty year old 9.01 record.

At the 1987 Cork City Sports, a young Sonia O’ Sullivan set a national junior record of 9.01 in the 3000m. This performance put Sonia on the map and launched the carreer of the greatest athlete Ieland has ever produced.

Thirty years on this junior record still stands. For the 2017 Cork City Sports Sonia is laying down a challenge to all clubs to eneter a team of juinor girls to run a 3k relay in an attempt to break the thirty year old 9.01 record.

The team must consist of five junior female athletes from the same club who will each run 600m. Clubs interested in submitting teams, please email Donal Murnane [email protected]