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Kilkenny Athletes once again enjoyed success at the National Juvenile Combined Events and B Championships, held in Tullamore last weekend.

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.

Harriers take novice titles

Local councillors expressed their good wishes to Kilkenny’s two athletes, 400 metre hurdler Joanne Cuddihy and hammer thrower Eileen O’Keeffe who will represent Ireland at the Olympic games next month.

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 county under 12 boys mixed relay team had a satisfactory trip to Athlone on Saturday. Competing in the Community Games All-Ireland cross-country they finished in third place. The team members were Luke FitzPatrick, Christopher Keane, Morgan Thomas and Dara Keane, all Aughavillar, Shane McGeary, Kilkenny City Harriers and Paul Manning, St Joseph’s.

A beautiful sunny day in Tullamore on Saturday was made all the more memorable by the quality performances by the Kilkenny athletes. Various commentators suggest this was one of the most competitive schools finals for many years.