Ciaran O’Lionard, the US based Leevale star returns home to compete for the first time since winning a bronze medal in the 3000m at the European Indoor championships in Gothenburg earlier this year. Just turned 25, O’Lionard is already one of the great Irish milers of all time, up there with Eamonn Coughlan, Marcus O’Sullivan … Continue reading “O’Lionard to Compete in the Mile”
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At the CIT Athletic Stadium for the announcement of the Cork Airport Sponsorship of the 400m Men Race at the 62nd Cork City Sports International Athletics Meet on Tuesday 2nd July with a 5.30pm. L to R Frank Walley, President CCS, Kevin Cullinane, Marketing Manager, Cork Airport and Tony O’Connell, Chairman CCS. Kevin Cullinane, Marketing … Continue reading “Cork Airport Sponsor the Men’s 400m Event”
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Australian distance runner Collis Birmingham has confirmed that he will return to Leeside for the 62nd Cork City Sports on 2nd July. The 28 year old was a comfortable winner of the 3000m at last year’ Meeting prior to competing in the Olympic Games in London. Birmingham finished an impressive 8th at this year’s World … Continue reading “Collis Birmingham returns to Cork City Sports”
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U.S. distance star, Ben True, ran the fastest 5000m in the world this year when winning at the famed Payton Jordan Invitational held at Stanford, California, in a career best of 13 mins.14.44secs.last weekend. Ben True who is set to compete at the 62nd Cork City Sports on 2nd July gave an early indication of … Continue reading “Ben True to run Mile in Cork”
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The Irish team finished in fifth place in the 2013 edition of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA on Saturday, 27th of April. Paul Robinson (St Coca’s AC), Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers AC), Mark English (UCD AC) and Ciaran O’Lionaird (Leevale AC) combined to record a time of 9:24.10 for the Distance Medley Relay event. … Continue reading “New Record for Irish Team at Penn Relays”
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A strong New Zealand team will compete at the 62nd Cork City Sports on 2nd July including national high jump champion, Liz Lamb from Waitakere, who won the womens high jump at the 2012 Sports and with a personal best of 1.90m the 21 year old is quitely confident of retaining her title this summer. … Continue reading “Kiwi Champions Head for Cork”
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Twenty four year old Romanian high jumper Mihai Donisan, is a confirmed starter for the High Jump at the 62nd Cork City Sports on 2nd July. The tall Romanian won the event in Cork last July in an impressive 2.24m and has already equalled his best jump of 2.30m when winning his national indoor title … Continue reading “Mihai Donisan Returns to Cork City Sports.”
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South African hurdler, Cornel Fredericks, winner of the American Trophy, at last year’s Cork City Sports, clocked the fastest 400m hurdles in the world this year when retaining his national title at the South African Championships in Stellenbosch last weekend in 48.78.sec.. The 23 year old who finished 5th in the 2011 World Championships and … Continue reading “World No 1, Cornel Fredricks confirmed for Cork City Sports”
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Cork City Sports has launched a new and updated website in time for the 2013 meet. The new website is intuitive and user friendly and is an excellent portal for all information in relation to the Cork City Sports Meet. The site was designed by John Brennan an Internet Marketing Consultant with WSI. John is … Continue reading “Cork City Sports Launch New Website”
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US Athlete Ben True is confirmed to complete at Cork City Sports on July 2nd. Ben recently took sixth in the World Cross Country Championships. On a tough course, with cold, snow, a tough hill and terrible footing, True, along with Chris Derrick, finished in the top ten and lead the US team to the silver … Continue reading “Ben True Confirmed for Cork City Sports”
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