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Galway athletes excelled at the traditional curtain-raiser to the National Cross-Country season which took place at Abbottstown in Dublin on Sunday on a fast and relatively dry course.

Galway City Harriers’ rising star, Robert McDonnell, produced another stunning performance at the recent City of Lisburn Open Meet.

The highlight of the domestic cross country season, the National Cross Country Championships, takes place on Sunday at the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown, in Dublin.

One of the biggest road racing events in the west, the Galway Bay series, takes place in Salthill on Saturday.

Some 700 athletes completed the third leg of the 2019 Galway 5km Series held in Loughrea AC where Rob Lennon of Castlegar AC was first man home.

Emma Moore of Presentation Athenry produced one of the highlights of the Connacht Schools Track and Field championships in Athlone IT at the weekend. Moore won the junior 800m in a new record of 2.13.9, breaking Claire Rockall’s record from 2005.

The National Juvenile Track and Field Championships continued last weekend with two days of competition in Tullamore, which produced some great performances from Galway’s best young athletes, including four gold medals.

Sean Breathnach of GCH competes for Ireland in the shot putt at the weekend as part of the squad in the European Team Cup.

Galway athletes will be in action at the National Juvenile Cross Country Relays and Intermediate Cross Country Championships that will be held in the Palace Grounds in Tuam on Sunday.

Galway athletes are facing into a busy weekend of both local and national events, kicking off National Indoor League in Athlone.