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Tipperary athletes representing  Moyne AC, Nenagh Olympic, Clonmel AC, Newport AC, Moycarkey Coolcroo, Thurles Crokes, and Coolquill  are set to take part in this weekends 123.ie National Senior Indoor Athletics Championships.
  • Katie Bergin (Moyne AC): The defending 200m champion returns in form. After an injury layoff, she recently recorded the fastest time at the National Indoor League (24.69s)  She will compete in both the 60m and 200m.
  • Joe Burke (Templemore AC): The junior sensation, who secured bronze at the European Youth Olympic Festival (21.22s), will challenge the seniors in the 60m and 200m.
  • The 200m will feature a Nenagh Olympic Quartet: Padraig Hassett, Jack Hickey, David Forkan, and the in-form Ronan Ryan, who recently clocked a swift 6.96s for 60m. This will also be a strong Nenagh team in the 4 x 200m relay. At time of post, Ronan Ryan qualified for the 200m final on Saturday. Nenagh Olympic 4 x 200m team of Forkan, Ryan, Hassett & Hickey won bronze.
  • Alana Ryan (Nenagh Olympic): Making her debut for the club in the 60m will expect to be at the business end.
Women’s 400m: International Athlete Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC), will be joined by Junior Athletes  Emer Brennan (Clonmel AC), who recently completed a Munster Junior sprint double, and Sophie Walker  (Newport AC) both junior athletes will look forward to gaining valuable experience at national senior level. At time of post, Sharlene Mawdsley has qualified for the 400m final on Sunday.
  • Men’s 400m: David Ryan (Moycarkey-Coolcroo), who ranked 5th best indoors nationally in 2024, joins Paul White (Nenagh Olympic), the club captain who recently posted a solid 48.23s.
800m: Sarah Lane and Ted Collins will represent Nenagh
Olympic in their respective categories.
  • 1500m: Junior athlete Jennifer O’Leary—a National U19 800m champion joins clubmate Aoife Delargy in the women’s race. The men’s field features Cian Hodgins (Nenagh Olympic) and Cathal Kennedy (Thurles Crokes). At time of post, Aoife Delargy  with her teammate Jennifer O’Leary qualified for the 1500m final on Sunday.
  • 3000m: James Tanner (Nenagh Olympic) and the standout junior Diarmuid Moloney (Nenagh Olympic) are set to line up in a very competitive event.
Triple Jump: Anna Ryan (Moycarkey-Coolcroo), currently ranked among the top triple jumpers in Ireland with a PB of 12.17m, will be a podium contender. At time of post, Anna Ryan won bronze in the triple-jump on Saturday.
  • Shot Put: Junior Athlete Niamh Madden (Nenagh Olympic) makes her senior indoor debut in the circle.
  • 3000m Walk: Niamh Clarke (Clonmel AC), Ciara O’Neill (Clonmel AC), and Ross Alexander (Coolquill) Will represent the county’s strong race-walking tradition.
    Regards
    Gerry

Report to follow next week