Gold for Caoimhe Gallen at National Juveniles

Caoimhe Gallen won the under-17 shot put at the Juvenile Indoor Championships in Athlone on Saturday.

The Lifford-Strabane AC woman threw out to 12.73m on her fourth go.

Gallen's win came just six days after winning the under-17 hammer at the National Spring Throws Championships in Tullamore.

Gallen was a whisker from European qualification in 2022 and has started this year in solid fashion.

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Tir Chonaill AC's Ava Anderson left with bronze in the same event, throwing out to 11.35m. Sheila Gallagher of Rosses AC was seventh, throwing a best of 10.43m.

Alex Anderson of Tir Chonaill AC took bronze in the under-19 shot. Anderson's best effort of 11.54m was enough for a podium spot.

Lifford-Strabane AC duo Luke Ward (10.56m) and Una O'Donnell (9.29m) were fifth in the under-18 and under-19 shot put competitions.

Finn Valley AC under-12s grabbed bronze in the under-12 4x200m relay.

Jasmine Barrett-Doherty, Caoimhe McElhinney, Abbi Lyons and Rhia Toner clocked 2:02.39 for third, finishing behind Ferrybank (1:59.73) and Dundalk St Gerard's (2:01.22).