The Finn Valley AC campus. Photo: Sportsfile
Athletics Ireland brings its 'Track and Field Live' series to Finn Valley AC this Saturday.
The highly successful fast-paced athletics meet blends juvenile, recreational, and high-performance focused events into an exciting meet.
This Saturday's event at Finn Valley AC will get underway at 12noon and is expected to be sold out. Similar events are also taking place in Cork, Ballinasloe and Leixlip.
There will be juvenile and adult competition with electronic timing in place.
Track and Field Live is an AAI permitted event and admission is free for spectators.
Finn Valley AC enjoyed plenty of success at the Ulster Secondary Schools Championships in Antrim on Friday and Saturday.
Amy Timoney and Riona Doherty were first and second in the long jump while Hannah Murray and Demi Crossan came first and third in the 400m. Hannah also won the 200m.
Dean Leeper won on the double, too, taking the shot put and javelin gold medals, with a new pb in the javelin of 49.24m.
Oisin Thompson took gold in the long jump when leaping out to 6.44m.
Daniel McHugh and Katie Louise McMonagle were second over 200m with Odhran McBrearty pipped on the line in the 1500m.
Leah McMonagle and Leona Slevin were silver medallists in the long jump and hurdles.
There were bronze medals for Erin Sproule in the 300m hurdles and for Eimear McCarroll in the 800m and 3000m.
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