Youth Games

Ireland’s Brian O’Sullivan won bronze this evening in the 50m boys freestyle event in a time of 23.66. Fantastic result for the swim element of the team in a very competitive meet.     50m freestyle final result: RANK LANE NAME & SURNAME   NOC BORN  FINAL T.    1 …

Ireland qualified second fastest for the girls 4 x 100m relay this afternoon in a time of 47.36 They have been drawn in lane 4 for tomorrows final. The team consists of Sarah Lavin, Grainne Moynahan , Megan Kiely, and Ciara Doran (pictured on the final leg above).     …

Sarah Lavin added to a great afternoon on the track when she won a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles in a personal best time of 13.62. North Down’s Mathew Martin just missed out on a place in the boys Javelin final. Martin threw a PB of 62.72. The boys relay …

Giles Ciara Doran, second from right, has just qualified in the semi final 2 for a place in the girls 200m final. Doran crossed the line in 3rd place in a time of 24.46 and was the 6th fastest qualifier from both semis.  

On a great day of Irish medal success at the European Youth Olympics in Trabzon, Turkey, all eyes were on the 16 year old Kiely twins, Ben and Megan from Waterford’s Ferrybank AC. First up, Ben Kiely, the Irish youths record holder, raced to win gold for Ireland by taking …

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 …