JASON SMYTH yesterday became the first Irish Paralympic athlete to qualify for a major able-bodied championship.

I SUPPORT the staff of Killarney Community Hospital (KCH) in their fight against downgrade. My experience of the service provided by the hospital is through the care an uncle who passed away peacefully there last month.

WORLD indoor 60m champion Derval O’Rourke got her outdoor season off to a flying start before the home fans at The Mardyke on Saturday at the BUPA Cork City Sports.

THE battle of the women sprinters took on a new dimension at the Woodies DIY National Senior Championships in Morton Stadium yesterday when hurdler Derval O’Rourke entered the fray and almost pulled off what would have been a sensational double.

EIGHT sportspeople have been named in the Athletics Ireland’s World Class Panel, a key component of the Association’s new Performance Plan.

Two disqualifications marred the beginning of day three of the European U23 Athletics Championships in humid Bydgoszcz, Poland this morning.

THE dominance of Dublin City Harriers in the Mazda/AAI Track and Field League final continued in Tullamore when they captured the Men’s Premier Division title for the 16th time since the inauguration of the competition in 1974.