19 of our best young athletes competed in these high level championships, having qualified from the Dublin Championships.They all performed brilliantly, getting personal bests, reaching finals and gaining hard won National medals.

In the hurdles, all 6 of our competitors made their finals. Kalade Abidun won gold in a blanket finish with his brilliant dip on the line in the boys U15 hurdles with a huge PB of 8.98. Candidate for “Dip of the Year”, Jack Rudden – Kelly followed this up with a silver medal performance in the boys U16 hurdles, with another PB for a Donore athlete in 8.68.

Elsewhere in the high jump Gabhan O’Tighernaigh won his first ever National Championship medal when jumping 1m65 to take bronze in the boys U16 high jump. Jack Rudden -Kelly showed his all round talent by taking bronze in the Boys U16 shot.

The boys U18 200m attracted a huge entry resulting in heat winners only qualifying. Unfortunately for Sean Lawler he was drawn in the most difficult lane No. 1. However defying the odds he stormed around to win his heat in the 2nd fastest time from the heats. In the final Sean ran brilliantly coming through to take gold in a huge personal best of 22.2.

That was the climax to a fantastic weekend of great performances from our dedicated, talented young athletes. Congratulations to all of them and to our equally dedicated and talented coaches. Many thanks to all the parents and supporters who came to shout our athletes on  and this did did with gusto. We had brilliant support there. This has been our most successful National Indoor Juvenile championships ever. It was a wonderful weekend for the club and one to make you proud of our young athletes. Let’s keep it progressing.