Athlone primed for All-Ireland athletics action

Ireland’s best young athletes are in Athlone this weekend while the nation’s best masters have been flying the flag in Daegu.

The first weekend of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships continues a busy year for young starts. It will be a quick transition of surfaces for some of the athletes who competed in the All Ireland Schools Cross Country in Mallusk two weeks ago.

Emerald’s Rachel Hosey (U17 1500m), DSD’s Jodie McCann DSD (U18 1500) and Kilkenny City Harriers’ Shay McEvoy (U17 1500) will be exchanging the mud of Mallusk for the blue boards of Athlone.