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Several of Galway’s best athletes raced at the Le Cheile track meeting in Kildare on Friday over a series of middle distance events.

Galway City Harriers Alanna Lally has posted a new personal best for the 400m.

Saturday, Day three of the All-Ireland Juvenile Track and Field Championships, had a successful outcome for a number of Kilkenny athletes. It had special significance for Sophie Parkinson, Gowran, and Paul Manning, St Joseph’s. Both athletes collected their second gold medal of the championships.

There were many excellent performances from Kilkenny athletes at the national track and field championships in Santry at the weekend.

Once again Kilkenny’s juvenile athletes have done themselves and their county proud. There were in excess of thirty first place finishes by Kilkenny athletes at the Under 13 to Under 19 Leinster Track and Field championships held in Tullamore over the weekend.

Joanne Cuddihy continued her return to form with gold and silver performances down under. Competing in the New Zealand track and field championships in Christchurch at the weekend she took first place in the 400m and second in the 200m. Her times were 52.84 and 24.02 respectively.

It was all go in the indoor arena in Nenagh on Saturday and Sunday last as juvenile athletes from around Leinster gathered for the provincial Track and Field Championships.

The Morton Stadium in Santry witnessed three world records, the one mile, two mile and three mile, in the summer of 1958. Fifty years on and a large international field at the Morton Memorial Meet on Friday night failed to set any records but delighted the spectators with the quality of their performances. The definitive event, the Morton Memorial Mile, saw the first nine finishers achieve sub four minute miles with victory going to Rob Myers, USA in 3 minutes 56.23 secs.

Ciara Everard was honoured by the Athletic Association of Ireland (AAI) at the annual Juvenile Awards night held in The Arklow Bay Hotel on Friday last.

The recent Galway Showcase, which took place from April 16 to 18, has been deemed a huge success, bringing all types of business together, from retail, restaurants, and hotels to all the other riches of Galway city.