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There were some good performances by a number of Kilkenny teams at the Leinster Team championships in Crettyard on Saturday last.

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.

The St Patrick’s Day 5K DASH organised by Kilkenny City Harriers and Kilkenny Fit4Life Club proved to be an enjoyable and very successful event with just over 250 taking to the road and a further 100 plus juveniles on the track. Mayor Malcolm Noonan started the run which commenced at The Watershed and followed a course along the Bennettsbridge Road, a circle of The Castle Park and back to The Watershed.

Athletes with their families and friends, club coaches and officials, gathered at Gowran Park Racecourse on Friday night last. It wasn’t to run or train but to enjoy the cuisine and ambience of the racecourse restaurant while celebrating another very successful year for athletics in the county.

The record books will show that Kilkenny athletes had a good day at the Leinster Cross-country championships held in Kilmacow on Sunday. Starting at noon with the juvenile relays, five Kilkenny clubs got medals.

McPhillips is the league leader

The going was soft in the grounds of Avondale House, Rathdrum, for the Leinster even ages, cross-country championships on Sunday.

There were some outstanding performances by some of the young athletes at the juvenile even age groups cross-country at a wind and rain swept Tramore Racecourse on Sunday. However the Kilkenny athletes made light of the tough hilly and winding course and adverse weather conditions.

Athletics

Kilkenny athletes had a successful outing to the Leinster cross-country championships in Adamstown, Co Wexford on Sunday when more than 30 Leinster medals were won. The best squad turned out to be the girls’ under 16 where the county team won gold and the Gowran club were second.