Meeting record holder for the 400m Hurdles and defending champion Cornel Fredericks returns to Cork on 8th July for the 63rd Cork City Sports. Fredericks set his meeting record at the fast CIT track in 2012 and will be keen to lower his time this year in advance of the Commonwealth Games. Another Springbok athlete … Continue reading “South Africans for Cork City Sports”
read More2013 was a great year for athletics in Cork, with Louise Shanahan winning the 800m in the European youth olympics, Orla Barry setting a work record in the discus at the IPC Athletics World Championships, Ciaran O’Lionard’s Bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships and Lizzie Lee & Claire McCarthy’s sub 2:40:00 marathons. However when it … Continue reading “Athletic Person Of the Year 2013”
read MoreAthletics was prominent at the 2013 Evening Echo Ladies Sports Star Awards which took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Friday 7th February. Four of the twelve sports star awards went to athletes; Phil Healy – Bandon AC, Louise Shanahan & Orla Barry – Leevale AC and Orla Finn Riverstick Kinsale AC, demonstrating the … Continue reading “Athletics Acknowledged at Evening Echo Ladies Sports Star Awards”
read MoreThe Cork City Sports Award Ceremony, in association with the Evening Echo, 96FM, River and the Lee Hotel, for the overall Athletic Person of the year for 2013 will take place at he River Lee Hotel on Monday 10th February. 2013 was a historic year with Cork athletes reaching new heights, setting National & World records and medaling at World Championships and … Continue reading “Athlete Person of the Year 2013 Nominations”
read MoreLeading athletes from Slovakia are planning to compete at this year’s Cork City Sports on 8th July. Included in the Slovak travelling party will be the current World University Games champion for the 400m Hurdles, Martin Kucera who posted his personal best time of 49.79 sec when winning the Universiade title in Kazan last July. Other … Continue reading “Slovak Team For Cork City Sports”
read MoreLeading middle distance runners from the famed Oregon Track Club have competed at the Cork City Sports over recent years and on 8th July at the C.I.T. Athletic Stadium a strong team from the OTC will be competing in Cork once again. World class athletes who are currently representing OTC include Olympic and World Decathlon Champion Ashton … Continue reading “Oregon Track Club Stars head for Cork again”
read MoreU.S.World silver medallist Danielle Carruthers may return to Cork next July as part of her competitive comeback to international hurdling following an injury ravaged 2013. The 34 year old American with a personal best time for the 100m hurdles of 12.47sec.clocked at the World Championships in Daegu where she finished runner up has a strong liking for … Continue reading “Danielle Carruthers on way back to Cork?”
read MoreThe 1964 Olympic 5000m champion, Bob Schul, is likely to attend the Cork City Sports on 8th July. Schul is the only US athlete to win a 5000m Olympic gold medal and is regarded as one of its greatest ever distance runners. Coached by the famed Hungarian Mihaly Igloi the Ohio born Schul was endowed with one of … Continue reading “Olympic Legend Bob Schul for Cork City Sports”
read MoreThe Leevale distance runner chatted to Joe Molloy on Newstalk’s Off The Ball as the disappointment of 2012 recedes into the distant past Listen to the full interview with Ciaran via the podcast. After bursting onto the scene at Daegu in 2011, the Cork distance runner had finished second last in his 1,500 metre heat … Continue reading “Ciaran O’Lionaird talks of his hopes for 2014”
read MoreSarah Collins (Providence College) with roots in Douglas, Bishopstown and Kinsale wins the December award for the Cork Athletic Person of the Month. On Saturday December 7th running in one of her first indoor races ever Sarah set a new Irish and European Junior Indoor 5000m record with a time of 15:41.00 at the Boston … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month December”
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