Galway clubs sweep the boards at Connacht athletics championships
Athletes from the city and county claims more than 120 medals at provincial meet
Galway clubs secured a huge haul of medals across both individual and paired events, on day one of the Connacht Track & Field Juvenile Championships, which were held in Claremorris last Saturday.
Galway City Harriers saw over 100 competitors take part, winning 37 medals 18 of which were gold; along with a haul of six Connacht championship records.
Athletes from Craughwell AC secured 26 medals, Athenry AC took home 19, South Galway AC and Castlegar AC athletes accounted for 14 each, and Tuam AC members took home 10 medals.
East Galway Athletic Club secured six medals, including double bronze for Ellie Panka in the U-9 long jump, and teamed up with Libby Geraghty to secure bronze in the paired long jump.
In the U12 category, Alyssa Giblin delivered an excellent effort to take silver in the high jump, while Barry McManus also claimed silver in the shot putt. There were additional bronze medal success from Meabh Lally in the race walk and Laura Goulding in the 60m hurdles,
West Coast AC secured two bronze medals, via Michael Miller and Joshua Molly over the hurdles; while Loughrea AC won the Turbo Javelin U-11 gold with Belle Finnegan and Matilda Keary.
For more, see this week's print editions of the Connacht Tribune and Galway City Tribune.