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Martin McEvilly, the evergreen GCH stalwart, became European champion yet again at the European Masters championships in Turkey recently.

Gary Thornton, Galway’s top distance runner, took a convincing victory in the first race in Galway in 2014.

Galway Olympian Paul Hession was on hand to present the winners of this year’s Fields of Athenry 10km.

The recent Connacht Cross Country Championships produced a host of sterling performances from Galway athletes.

Galway athletes took three golds at the recent Junior and u-23 National Track & Field Championships in Tullamore.

Galway competitors were to the fore in most events at the Connacht Track and Field u-12 qualifiers in Dangan.

Laura Shaughnessy of Loughrea AC ran the race of her life to win the National Intermediate Women’s Cross Country in tough conditions in Boyle County Roscommon on Sunday.

The Irish performances at the European cross country championships in Slovenia were buoyed up by the historic victory of Wexford's Fionnuala Britton in the senior women's event, only the second time that an Irish woman has achieved the honour. Continuing his recovery from his marathon debut, Galway's Gary Thornton put in a solid run to take 54th position, helping the Irish team to sixth overall.

Galway athletic eyes turn to the Netherlands this weekend and the Amsterdam Marathon where top Galway City Harrier Gary Thornton is making a bid for an Olympic marathon qualification time.