Last weekend April 2nd /3rd saw the second and final weekend of the 2011
Woodie’s DIY Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships take place at the
Nenagh Indoor Arena, Co.Tipperary. Westport Athletics Club was well
represented taking home two silver medals and one bronze. Saturday
started with our walkers and Matthew O’Malley winning his first All
Ireland with a bronze in the Boys U14 1000m Walk. Clara Tierney then
took the silver in the U16 Girls 1500m Walk in an impressive 8.03.77
minutes. Next up was Ashling Heneghan who narrowly missed a medal
coming fourth in the U17 Girls 1500m Walk. Anthony Chambers followed by
winning his second Indoor silver medal this year in a closely fought
U18 Boys 800m, to add to the silver medal he won two weeks ago in the
U18 Boys 1500m in Magherafelt. Congratulations to all our athletes.