Craughwell AC and Clarin College Athenry athlete Declan O'Connell played a huge part in Ireland securing a silver medal at the weekend's schools' cross country international in Wales.
O'Connell, running in the junior boys' race, finished in a ninth place overall in a top-class field. The second Irish man home, he helped deliver Ireland a silver medal behind winners England.
Meanwhile Liam Shaw of Athenry AC threw a massive 17.74m in the shot put at the Leinster championships last weekend. This huge effort gives him a U18 European qualifying standard for this summer’s championships in Jerusalem, Israel, taking place July 4-7.
Galway Indoors: The final day of the 2022 Galway Indoor Championships takes place on Sunday in Athlone IT arena. The U9 to U11 athletes take centre stage in what will be their debut indoors. Events start from 10am.
Galway 5k Series: The County Galway 5km series returns for 2022 across six Tuesday nights from April to June.
This year's event, sponsored by Ernst and Young, takes place over six Tuesday evenings. The initiative of the Galway Athletic Clubs, the series of 5km races is organised by one of the athletic clubs across the county.
The format is simple - one race number covers the entire series. No prizes are awarded, but anyone who completes four of the six races gets a souvenir race T-shirt. After the last race, a social night is organised by the final host club.
This year’s event kicks off in Tuam on April 26, with races in Loughrea, Craughwell, Caltra, Athenry and Clarenbridge. Some entries are still available on https://www.njuko.net/galway-5km-series/select_competition.
