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County Tipperary Athletic News by Niall O Sullivan County Senior PRO
Fethard is the venue on Sunday next for the County Under 23 and Masters Cross Country Championships for both women and men. The Eircode is E91D868. Eligibility for these Championships are that athletes must be registered for 2026. To compete at Under 23 level, athletes have to be 20 years of age and under 23 on the 31st December 2026. Eligibility for the Master races, athletes must be over 35 years of age. The programme gets underway at 11am with the under 23 women, master women and master men over 65 4k race. Then at approx. 11.20am, the under 23 men and master men over 35 7k race will commence.
Competition will be keen at these Championships as there are many titles on the line. Medals will be awarded to the 1st three in the following categories, over 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and over 60, so we can expect very competitive races.
In the master women’s there are two team categories, over 35 and over 45 with three athletes to score on club teams in both events. In the men over 65 team event it is three athletes to score while the men’s over 35 team event, it is four athletes to count and for the over 50 team event, it is three athletes to count.
In the women’s race, the warm favourite will be Dymphna Ryan of Dundrum AC, the current County Senior Cross Country Champion. She will face good competition from athletes like Eileen McCullagh of Moyne and Catherine Fogarty of Dundrum AC to name just a few. Both the over 35 team and over 45 team events will be competitive as clubs like Dundrum, Moyne, Clonmel, Fethard, Thurles Crokes and Mooreabbey Milers are all capable of podium placings in both team events
In the masters’ men over 35 event, the above-mentioned clubs along with Carrick on Suir and Templemore AC are all capable of podium placings. At Individual level athletes like Emmet McNamara Fethard AC, Dermot Gorman Carrick on Suir and Stuart Moloney of Mooreabbey Milers will be to the fore.
County Tipperary Athletics AGM
This very important meeting takes place in the Horse & Jockey Inn on Friday 23rd January at 7pm, all clubs are encouraged to have representatives at this important meeting.
