Well done to Liam Fleming on his successful launch last Friday night of his book βChampions Past and Presentβ (A brief sporting and political history of cork athletics). Olympian Robert Heffernan and representatives of the County Board, West Cork Board and local politican’s were presented with copies of the book. For anyone who missed it …
During last weekends Munster Indoor U14-U19 Championships in Nenagh Moira Barrett smashed the 800m girls U14 club record with 2:37:95, and she also improved the high jump club record Carla Hicks set last year with 5cm to 1.35m. Carla Hicks on her turn equalled the U15 club record from Emma Young with 1.40m. In the …
Well done to everyone who took part in the Fit4Life timed run last night. It was a huge success with a good number of participants and a high standard. Full results are here.
Some impressive performances by club members in the Munster Juvenile Indoor Championships in Nenagh over the weekend. Among the medal winners; Ella Nicholson 2nd u16 60m and 1st Long Jump, Laura McSweeney 1st u19 Shot Putt, Fiona Duggan 2nd u18 Shot Putt, Fintan O’Shaughnessy 2nd U19 Long Jump, James French 1st u16 Shot Putt, Bethany …
Congrats to Laura McSweeney who was has been selected as part of the Pro Sport Europe Throws squad. More info on AAI site
Best of luck to all the Bandon athletes who will be heading to Nenagh for the Munster u14-u19 Indoor Championships on the 22nd/23rd. List of Bandon entries. The athletes or parents of athletes should be know when their event(s) are scheduled and allow for the fact that the event could be brought forward so need …
Fri 22nd of Feb will see club member Liam Fleming launch his book on the history of athletics in Cork from 1873 to 2012. This will be a fantastic reference for anyone interested in athletics or even just the history of Cork in that time. A considerable effort has gone into the book and it …
Entry for the Bandon Half Marathon and 10k is now open and runners have the opportunity to avail of a reduced entry entry for both races. Entry up to March 31st is β¬20 for the Half Marathon and β¬12 for the 10k. To enter either race you enter online by clicking on the logo below. …
In the National Senior Indoors in Athlone there was 4 members of the club in action. Roisin Howard was 6th in the Long Jump and in the 60m Hurdles and her brother Shane was also 6th in the men’s Long Jump. Ronan Duggan contested the 1500m and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. …
