At an award ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Noelle Lenihan (North Cork AC) from Charleville, received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for October. Noelle competed in discus the Work Paralympic Games in Doha and threw a F38 world record 31.64m and a silver medal in the F37 category. Noelle is a … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – October”
read MoreThe 2015 GloHealth National Athletics Awards were held at the Plaza Hotel in Santry today. Among the award recipient was Cork City Sports Meet Director Dick Hodgins who received the Lifetime service to Athletics Award. Milers of the calibre of John Walker, Steve Scott, Eamonn Coughlan and local hero Marcus O’Sullivan and Sonia O’Sullivan have graced the track at … Continue reading “Life Time Achievement Award For Dick Hodgins”
read MoreDick Hodgins, meet director has announced that the 2016 Cork City Sports will be held at the CIT arena on Tuesday 28th June. He states that the sports is earlier than the traditional July date next year due to the European Athletics T&F Championships. The June date slots the sports nicely between the National Championships and … Continue reading “Date Announced For 65th Cork City Sports”
read MoreBrother Colm O’Connell, Coach to Olympic and World 800m Champion David Radish is the Cork City Sports Athletics Person’s of the Month for September. Brother Colm O’Connell is an Irish missionary in Kenya, originally from Caherduggan, Mallow, County Cork. Shortly after moving to Iten Kenya, despite having no coaching background, he began helping aspiring young athletes and he took … Continue reading “Athletic Persons Of The Month – September”
read MoreLeevale athlete Michelle Finn receives the Cork City Sports athlete of the month award for July. Competing at the Letterkenny AC International Track & Field meet in July, Michelle ran the 3K steeplechase in a time of 9:43.03 which gave her well qualification standard for the World Championships in Beijing (9:44) and 2016 Olympic Games … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month July”
read MoreRobert Heffernan, World Champion 2013 and 5th in the World in Beijing is the Cork City Sports Athletics Person’s of the month for August In August Robert travelled to Beijing to compete in the 50K walk at the World Athletics Championships. Even though he had a tough year with injuries Robert put in a fantastic … Continue reading “Athletic Persons Of The Month – August”
read MoreAt a ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Leevale athlete Sam Healy was presented with the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month Award for June. Healy finished 5th in the long jump at the European Juniors which were held in Eskilstuna, Sweden. In doing so he achieved three outdoor PBs in the process. It is … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month June”
read MoreIrish TV will broadcast highlights of Cork City Sports International Athletics. The prestigious Cork City Sports athletics meeting returns to television this year with an hour-long highlights of the July 7 event which will be broadcast on Irish TV on Sunday July 12 at 12 noon. Irish TV is available on Sky Channel 191 Irish … Continue reading “Cork City Sports Airs Sunday July 12, Irish TV Sky channel 191”
read MoreThe windy conditions were not ideal for fast times but the standard of athletes and the competition in each event was superb. The crowds really engaged and were entertained by top-class athletics for the evening. The only damper on the evening were the two disqualification in both men’s and women’s 100m events. Star attraction Michael … Continue reading “64th Cork City Sports A Resounding Success”
read MoreWithout support and sponsorship the International Athletics meet held in Cork every year for the past 65 years could not take place. The Cork City Sports Committee are very grateful for the support received from The Irish Sports Council, Athletics Ireland, Cork City Council & Cork County Council. Their continued involvement displays the importance of this … Continue reading “Cork City Sport Sponsors”
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