Sarah Collins (Providence College) with roots in Douglas, Bishopstown and Kinsale wins the December award for the Cork Athletic Person of the Month. On Saturday December 7th running in one of her first indoor races ever Sarah set a new Irish and European Junior Indoor 5000m record with a time of 15:41.00 at the Boston … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month December”
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In 2002 the Commonwealth Games were last held in Britain (Manchester) and a host of well known athletes from around the world came to Cork to finalise their preparations for Manchester. Patrons fortunate enough to attend the 2002 City Sports will remember the likes of Aliann Pompey, Dwight Thomas, Sanjay Ayre, Shani Anderson, Vonette Dixon, … Continue reading “World Class Athletes are Cork Bound”
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The Commonwealth Games to be staged next July in Glasgow will be a significant boost to the 63rd Cork City Sports as many top international athletes will use the Cork Sports as an important part of their final preparations for the Commonwealth Games. Already a number of athletes from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Jamaica and Guyana … Continue reading “Glasgow Games will be major boost to 2014 Cork City Sports”
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Four time Olympian Aliann Pompey from Guyana who retired from competitive racing following the London Olympics is considering a 2014 comeback and this could mean the thirty five year old former Commonwealth 400m champion returning to Cork where she has an outstanding record having won the event in 2002, 2008 and 2009 and was runner-up in … Continue reading “Aliann Pompey comeback for Cork may be on the cards”
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Leevale athlete Claire McCarthy received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month Award for October. McCarthy finished a fantastic second at Dublin City Marathon where she ran a gutsy race and had a great battle with Maria McCambridge throughout, eventually losing out to the Dublin woman by just half a minute. McCarthy’s time of … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month October”
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At a recent awards ceremony in the River Hotel Leevale athlete Lizzie Lee was awarded the Cork City Sports Athletes of the month for September. During September Lee won the Cork Mini-Marathon, before travelling to Germany to compete in the Berlin marathon, where she finished in 9th place and was third European athlete home. Lizzie knocked … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month September”
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In a ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Robert Heffernan was awarded the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for August. Heffernan won World Championships in Moscow in the 50K walk in a time of 3 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds – just two seconds off his own Irish record – gave … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month August”
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Meet Director Dick Hodgins has confirmed that the date for the 63rd Cork City Sports meet will be July 8th 2014 at the Cork Institute of Technology Arena. Once again the meet will be held on a Tuesday evening with the senior programme commencing at 6:30pm. Mr Hodgins states “this is the ideal date for … Continue reading “Date Announced for the 63rd Cork City Sports”
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Leevale athlete Louise Shanahan received the Cork City Sports July Athlete of the month award. The young Leevale athlete was selected to compete on the Irish team at the European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands, where she won gold in a huge new PB of 2:08.75. Starting in lane 7, Shanahan took the inside track … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month July”
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Cork Athlete Rob Heffernan who won the 3K Walk at the Cork City Sports in July, today became World Champion when we won the 50K walk in a world leading time of 3:37:56 at the World Track and Field Championships in Moscow. The first 30km of the race saw Heffernan and co. separate themselves from … Continue reading “Rob Heffernan World Champion”
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