Organizers of the 63rd Cork City Sports to be held on Tuesday 8th July were delighted to hear the news of some really outstanding performances by Irish athletes on both sides of the Atlantic over the past week. Currently leading Irish miler, Paul Robinson showed he can mix it with the best of the Africans … Continue reading “Home Stars Hit Form At Right Time”
read MoreSpectators will flock in their droves to the CIT Athletic Stadium, Bishopstown,Cork on Tuesday 8th July for the 63rd Cork City Sports to cheer on their favourites but few are likely to get a more raucous welcome from the fans than Ireland’s own Olympic hero Jason Smyth from Derry who caught the country’s imagination in 2008 winning both the … Continue reading “Double Olympic Champion Jason Smyth For Cork City Sports”
read MoreJuvenile 300m Gala The 63rd Cork City Sports is shaping up to be one of the best, with international athletes from up to 40 countries choosing to compete in Cork. The Juvenile 300m Gala has proved very popular and is now a fixed event in the Cork City Sports programme. The 300m Gala provides young athletes with … Continue reading “Juveniles Get Opportunity To Run At International Sports Meet”
read MoreAt an award ceremony in the River Lee Hotel Leevale athlete Mark Hanrahan was presented with the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for April. Hanrahan received the award for his victory in the senior men’s national 10km road championship which was incorporated in the Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park on April 6th. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month April”
read MoreWhile the major footballing countries are sending their top players to participate in the FIFA World Cup this month in Brazil (Ireland did not qualify).,the host country are sending some of their leading athletes to Europe in preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games which will also be held in Brazil. Three top Brazilian athletes … Continue reading “Footballers Head For Brazil, But Brazilians Head For Cork”
read MoreAt a ceremony in the River Lee hotel Caoimhe Harrington was presented with the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for March. The award and ceremony was sponsored by The River Lee Hotel and 96FM/C103. Caoimhe was the only Cork winner at the All Ireland schools cross country championships at Cork IT on March … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month March”
read MoreWorld champion Robert Heffernan and training companion Brendan Boyce have been selected to represent Ireland for the 50km walk at the European Championships in Zurich in August. Heffernan and Boyce were the first athletes to officially be named on the team which will not be finalised until after the national championships to be held in July. … Continue reading “Rob Heffernan & Brendan Boyce Selected for Europeans”
read MoreA truly worldclass international field is been assembled for the Hammer at the forthcoming Cork City Sports to be held on Tuesday 8th July at the CIT Athletics Stadium, Bishopstown, Cork. Spanish champion and record holder, Javier Cienfurgos who has thrown a massive 76.71m for the Hammer is the latest addition to the field together … Continue reading “Spanish Hammer Champion Coming To Cork”
read MoreAs it is thirty years this July since Yuriy Sedykh broke the world record for the hammer at the Mardyke on Tuesday 3rd July 1984 it is perhaps timely to recall that epic occasion when the official world record for the hammer was shattered on no less than eight occasions by arguably the two greatest … Continue reading “Top Ten Hammer Throws At Cork City Sports Sports”
read MoreIn the digital age of broadcasting, Cork City Sports has teamed up with AERTV to capture and stream the 2104 meet on the internet. This years meet will be available live to a global audience on this website. Chairman Tony O’Connell states, ” Cork City Sports is embracing the digital broadcast revolution. Live streaming provides … Continue reading “Cork City Sports To Be Streamed Live”
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