Two Donore Athletes have been nominated for awards at this years National Athletics Awards. John Travers has been nominated in the Inspirational Performance of the Year on Irish Soil  award for his sub-4 mile at the Morton Games in July, his first time to do it and he was the 1st Irishman in the race that day. John achieved qualification standard for the European Championships on the day. John’s award is a new category this year.

Ann Woodlock has been nominated for the Master of the Year Award for her silver 3000m and bronze 1500m medals at the European Masters in Budapest over the summer.

The ceremony takes place on the 26th of November in the Crowne Plaza Hotel will once again take the format of an Awards Luncheon. The lunch will take place from 12pm to 3.30pm. Please note: There is a limited amount of tickets available for purchase; the deadline for purchase of tickets is Friday 7th of November and can be purchased on the Athletics Ireland website.