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Juvenile athletes from Kilkenny City Harriers athletic club had excellent returns from the Leinster Indoor track and field championships in Nenagh at the weekend.

County Galway’s Valerie Glavin has set a new Irish indoor record after running more than 200km.

Ballina scoops double gold at indoor master championships

Jonathan Holmes, KCH, got his 2011 Indoor Season off to a brilliant start with three sub seven seconds performances at the North England championships at the weekend. Having broken the seven second barrier in heat and semi-final he clocked 6.94 to win a well deserved bronze in the final.

Galway’s national 10k champion Gary Thornton completed Loughrea’s inaugral Grey Lake 10k coming home in an exceptional time of 30:01.

Galway athletes enjoyed considerable success at recent events with the west’s talented youngsters taking centre stage.

The St Joseph’s club were well represented in the national multi—events Championships held in Tullamore at the weekend. Athletes from the club took part in seven of the events and while amassing high scores in most they claimed medals in four – one gold, two silver and one bronze. In the under 14 pentathlon Paul Manning scored 2,345 points to win the silver medal.

Tullamore Harriers athletic track was the venue for Day 1 and 2 of this year’s Under 12 to Under 19 track and field national championships. The strong gusting winds made life difficult for many but especially for the high jumpers and javelin throwers.

Once again Kilkenny’s juvenile athletes have done themselves and their county proud. There were in excess of thirty first place finishes by Kilkenny athletes at the Under 13 to Under 19 Leinster Track and Field championships held in Tullamore over the weekend.

Galway’s Presentation Athenry has become the first Galway school to claim an overall title at the Irish Schools Track & Fields finals.