EYOF Trabazon 2011

Sarah Strawbridge and India McPeak finished 18th in the EYOF Gymnastics competition, and in 48 and 49th places in the individual competition. For the full results service click here        Team Results: Ireland gymnastics team finished 18 of 23 competiing Nations 18  IRL MC PEAK India (1996) – …

16 year old Ruari Finnegan from St. Eunan’s  Letterkenny confirmed his reputation as one of the hottest prospects in Irish athletics by effectively ‘destroying’ a high class field at today’s European Youth Olympics in Trabzon, Turkey and taking gold for Ireland in the boys 1,500 metres.   Leading from the …

The President of European Olympic Committee (EOC) Patrick Hickey, who called on the youth, “Go outside. Do sports, make sports a part of your lives.”, and stated that the 11th European Youth Olympic Festival is one of the best organised. Hickey, who evaluated the Trabzon News, published for the Festival …

Ruairi Finnegan has just won Gold in the final of the boys 1500m this afternoon in Trabzon. Ruairi’s winning time 3:53.78 . Afterwards Finnegan said that he was deighted to win Gold ” its fantastic, the heat didnt affect my performance, i felt in control throughout the race”     RANK BIB NAME …

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (centre) won Ireland’s first medal at the EYOF this afternoon in the final of the girls 1500m. In a close race there were only two athletes who were in contention for the gold medal , Buttner and Riches of GB, and Riches just held on to win. A …

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Follow live coverage of todays Gymnastics by clicking here Irish competitors India McPeak and Sarah Strawbridge are progressing well , unfortunately Adam Dalton picked up an injury and is out of competition. Follow there progress by clicking the following results link   Name: India McPeak Sport/Event:  Women’s Artistic Gymnastics     …

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Greg O'Shea followed up on a superb semi final by finishing 6th in the boys 100m final