Emma Moore of Galway City Harriers made a great debut at the highest level as a senior competing at the World Indoor Tour Gold event in Ostrava on Tuesday placing 6th in an international class field in 2mins 2.21secs.

Last week she clocked an Irish U-23 indoor 800m record, clocking 2mins 1.21secs in Dublin, taking her to third on the Irish senior indoor all-time list for the event, and importantly securing an Athletics Ireland World Indoor Championship ‘B’ Standard, putting her in the mix for consideration for the Worlds in Poland in March

National Indoor League

Five Galway teams compete at Round 2 of the National Indoor Track and Field League this weekend in Athlone, with qualification for the final on Saturday week, February 14, at stake.

Craughwell Ladies lie 11th overall, just ahead of South Galway Ladies in 13th place, with the top 8 to go through.

Craughwell Men’s team lie fourth, while Galway City Harriers Men’s squad are in seventh, and South Galway AC were 15th after round 1, and again the top 8 teams get through.

Mini Marathon

The Galway Women’s Mini Marathon was held on Bank Holiday Monday last in Craughwell, with a huge field of 800 athletes on the start line.

First home was Evelyn Coughlan of Tullamore Harriers in a time of 37mins 26secs; with Jane Ann Meehan of Athenry AC next in 39.20; and Ellen Bermingham third in 39.59.

Schools Cross Country

David Frazer of Craughwell AC competes for Ireland at the Home Countries and Celtic Cross Country Championships tomorrow (Saturday) at Parliament Hill in London, along with Darragh Whelan of Limerick, Ruby Devereaux of Youghal, and Thomas Coy of North Belfast

The Connacht Schools Cross Country was held Tuesday of this week in Bushfield, Loughrea with the winners as follows: Minor Girls – Leah McManus, Sligo Grammar; Minor Boys – Dylan Leydon, Coola Sligo; Junior Girls – Roxane Sands, St Joseph’s Castlebar; Junior Boys – Patrick Lee, Pres Athenry; Inter Girls – Freya Renton, SHS Westport; Inter Boys -Greg Lyons, Manorhamilton; Senior Girls – Emma Brennan, Moyne CS; Senior Boys – Lucas Lyons, Manorhamilton.

St Brigid’s Loughrea won team gold in the Senior Girls event. Next up is the Irish Schools Finals in Newtownabbey.

Pictured: :Emma Moore of Galway City Harriers, the new Irish U-23 800m indoor record holder.