Mayo's European race walk medallist heading to National Championships

Fresh from winning a silver medal in the 5,000m race walk at the recent European Under 18 Championship, Moy Valley AC's Seamus Clarke is set to travel to Tullamore this weekend for the 123.ie Under 20 and Under 23 National Championships.

Seamus is entered in the men’s 5,000m walk alongside the talented Andrew Glennon (Mullingar Harriers).

Meanwhile, Oisin Joyce of Lake District AC headlines the javelin competition with the hope of being selected for the World Under 20s having achieved the standard, which sees him ranked sixth in the world at the age category.

Other rising stars of Irish athletics competing on Saturday (August 3) include Seamus' fellow recent European Under 18 medallists Thomas Williams (hammer), Cian Crampton (discus), Joe Burke (200m) and Conor Kelly (400m).

The Under 23s look set to be headlined by Tallaght AC’s Israel Olatunde, who will be a red-hot favourite if taking to the blocks of the 100m on the back of claiming his fourth national senior title in a row back in June.

Katie Bergin (Moyne AC) will be another of the star names in action this weekend with the Tipperary athlete set to double up in the Under 23 100m and 200m. Bergin enjoyed a superb start to her 2024 season, already securing the Under 23 60m and 200m indoor titles.

The Under 20 men’s and women’s 400m races could well be the events of the weekend, with places on the mixed 4 x 400 team at the World Under 20 Championship in Lima at stake (August 27 to 31).

Further spice has been added to Saturday’s proceedings with the Under 20 Championships also being used as selection for the upcoming European Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) Under 20 club event in Portugal, which takes place on September 21 and 22.