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Athlone’s largest annual sporting event, triAthlone, was launched yesterday, Thursday June 14 with the help of Irish Olympic 2012 triathlete Gavin Noble, Minister Jimmy Deenihan, and TV personality Kathryn Thomas.

Tomorrow morning, Saturday June 9 at 10am the Claremorris Lions Club/Mayo Cancer Support Association - Claremorris 10k will take place. The 10k course is AAI measured and you can still enter tomorrow morning at the Dalton Inn Hotel. Entry costs €22 and there will be cash prizes on offer for the first three men and three women. The race will start and finish in the town centre. With refreshments available after the race.

Tomorrow, Saturday March 24, will see some 300 participants take part in the third annual Harlequin Adventure Duathlon. This is a mix of running and cycling over a hilly course. There is a slight change in the course this year with no off road section, reducing the course to 34.5km instead of the 38km of last year. For those who are taking part a standard racer will do perfectly for the bike sections and your normal runners will do for all of the running sections.

Kilkenny Triathlon Club announced the launch of its inaugural club race last week – ‘the KTC Duathlon 2012’ – which will take place in the scenic surrounds of Mount Juliet, Kilkenny on Saturday, March 10.

Aaron Murtagh, Ballina Athletic Club, won a gold medal in the junior triple jump at the National Junior championships in Nenagh at the weekend. Good performances were also recorded by Hugh Armstrong in the 1,500m and Simon Gillespie in the 3,000m walk. Hugh Armstrong will be eligible to compete in this competition again next year. Simon Gillespie recorded a PB in the 3000m walk and is eligible to compete at this level for the next three years.

Entries are now open for next year’s Kilkenny Triathlon, following the official launch of the 2012 TriGrandPrix Championship yesterday.

Galway has been selected to host one of the unique Castle Triathlon series that takes place in England, France and Ireland.

Kilkenny Triathlon Club has added yet another success story to its recent good run of form.

Plans are already underway for next year’s Triathlon experience in Kilkenny.

Kilmore Triathlon Club is hosting the Gateway Blacksod Point Triathlon tomorrow (Saturday). Some 250 competitors are competing from Ireland and abroad, including many locals and relay teams.