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It was an historic day in the superb surrounds of Westport House in Mayo, for Castlegar AC athlete Abaas Adam Edris, who produced a top class, front running performance to secure the National Intermediate title at a thrilling edition of the 123.ie National Intermediate, Masters and Juvenile B Cross Country Championships. Edris has placed highly at National level in multiple recent editions of this event and finally got his reward for years of hard work to claim a famous win over the testing 8km distance last Sunday. Ultimately shaking off a strong Ennis Track challenge, Edris was a decisive winner of the men’s race over 8,000m, with the Galway athlete crossing the line in a time of 26:16.

Castlegar AC athlete Abaas Edris won the Craughwell AC 10 mile event in 53.48 at the weekend.

Conor Penney of Craughwell AC was announced last week as the recipient of the Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Award for County Galway for 2022.

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.

Galway's Martin McEvilly (above) has taken silver at the World Masters Athletics championships in Lyon, France.