http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/athletics/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:16:35 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 78 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/wme_logo_500x75.png http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/athletics/ The Barcelona marathon boasts many fine landmarks along the course, including the Camp Nou (home of Barcelona FC) and the Cathedral of Sagrada Familia but it is safe to assume that Maurice Looby and Colm Walsh were taking little notice of the scenery last Sunday (7th March) as they made their way along the course that is advertised to be flat, but judging by their self-confessed shattered state at the finish, both will testify that it is most certainly not flat. Despite the gruelling test, and what marathon does not push an athlete to the limit, both were absolutely delighted with their finish times - Maurice in 2:39:42 and Colm in 2:57:11. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995390-maurice-looby-and-colm-walsh-delighted-with-barcelona-marathon/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995390-maurice-looby-and-colm-walsh-delighted-with-barcelona-marathon/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport What a weekend?? It's not often that mere mortals like us get to speak to and better still cycle with World Champions and former professional athletes who plied their trade and our hobby at the dizziest of heights, but those dreams were realised by several Wheelers this weekend. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995209-the-mark-of-a-champion/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995209-the-mark-of-a-champion/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport The road to the Leinster and National finals gets underway this week with the first rounds been played between Laois and Offaly and the winners taking on the Westmeath teams. All those games must be completed before March 18 when they will know who their opponents (either Kildare, Dublin or Wicklow) will be for the semi-final on Sunday, March 28 in Carlow. We take this opportunity to wish all the Westmeath teams the best of luck in Leinster and look forward to seeing them at the National Finals in Athlone on weekend May 28th/30. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995205-tough-games-in-leadup-to-leinster-finals/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995205-tough-games-in-leadup-to-leinster-finals/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport The Midland Badminton League came to a rousing finale last week when the Grade 5 and Grade 6 finals were played. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995198-midland-bandminton-titles-for-mullingar-and-moyvore/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995198-midland-bandminton-titles-for-mullingar-and-moyvore/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport Glen Gaffney ran the perfect race to win the AAI National Under 13 cross country title last Sunday (February 21) in Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Roscommon and led Mullingar to Club team gold. Run in conjunction with the National "B" Finals, this was the re-run of the race that was declared null and void in Coleraine last December but this time around there were no organisational blunders and everything went off very smoothly. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995011-well-deserved-national-title-for-mullingar-boys/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995011-well-deserved-national-title-for-mullingar-boys/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Less than six months on from their All-Ireland final meeting, Westmeath's top handballer, Robbie McCarthy, will renew rivalry with Dublin's Eoin Kennedy this weekend in the Leinster GAA Handball 40x20 Senior Final. McCarthy, who dispatched of Wicklow's Michael Gregan in a thrilling semi-final battle two weeks ago, will be eager to get another crack at the Dubliner after his defeat in last September's All-Ireland 60x30 Senior Final. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995007-robbie-mccarthy-to-face-kennedy-in-leinster-final/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/3995007-robbie-mccarthy-to-face-kennedy-in-leinster-final/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Sport Volunteers from 700 HSE Community Games areas were rewarded for their hard work throughout 2009 at the HSE Community Games Area Awards event on Saturday February 6 in The Carlton Shearwater Plaza Hotel, Ballinasloe. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994816-delvin-area-wins-two-national-awards/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994816-delvin-area-wins-two-national-awards/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Ciara Fogarty proved last Sunday (14th Feb) what a class act she is in shot putt when she took gold in the under 17 event at the Scottish Underage Indoors in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994815-mullingar-harriers-success-at-home-and-away/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994815-mullingar-harriers-success-at-home-and-away/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport By popular consensus the 2010 Westmeath Examiner Sportstars was the biggest and the best yet. An audience of almost 400, made up from sportsmen and women and their friends, family and well wishers, turned out for the evening of celebration at the Mullingar Park Hotel. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994644-wonderful-night-of-celebration-at-westmeath-sports-stars-awards/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994644-wonderful-night-of-celebration-at-westmeath-sports-stars-awards/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:52:00 +0000 Sport Here we go again. Just when I thought it was ok to venture out in public wearing my Wheelers' hoodie, the self same Wheelers put in an appearance at the Westmeath Sports Star of the Year Awards dinner and carry on in a manner that, to quote one appalled onlooker, 'would make John Terry look like a member of the Multyfarnham League of Decency'. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994640-thirty-six-wheelers-attend-sports-awards/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994640-thirty-six-wheelers-attend-sports-awards/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport "Swimming is the only sport in which before an athlete competes, he stands on a pedestal, is introduced and applauded, even though he hasn't done anything yet." http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994639-a-dash-to-60-for-the-swimmer-who-made-his-mark-at-munich/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994639-a-dash-to-60-for-the-swimmer-who-made-his-mark-at-munich/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport I was about to start complaining that the weather had yet again put paid to all cycling activities when Michelle Culligan sent me a couple of photos taken the other day of a small number of Wheelers with mountain bikes out for a spin somewhere along the canal. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/3993920-wheelers-confined-to-offroad-tracks/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/3993920-wheelers-confined-to-offroad-tracks/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar based boxer, John Joe Nevin, has been heralded as Ireland's outstanding male amateur boxer for 2009. At a glittering presentation ceremony, John Joe, along with Katie Taylor, picked up the premier awards at the annual IABA awards. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/3993915-further-glory-for-john-joe-nevin/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/3993915-further-glory-for-john-joe-nevin/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport The death has occurred of the noted Westmeath auctioneer, Robin T. Maxwell, of Glen Brosna House, Ballinagore. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/3993799-the-late-robin-maxwell/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/3993799-the-late-robin-maxwell/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:40:00 +0000 Sport Due to the ongoing seasonal weather conditions there has been very little action on the roads in the past week and judging by the forecast there won't be many suffering from saddle sores in the next fortnight either. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/3993805-kids-and-offroaders-ring-in-the-new-year/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/3993805-kids-and-offroaders-ring-in-the-new-year/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport The Winter Programme Panel Forms Must Be With Secretary by January 12 http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/3993803-countdown-to-start-of-winter-games/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/3993803-countdown-to-start-of-winter-games/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Sport The best cross country runners in Europe descended on Dublin for the staging of the European Cross Country Championships in Santry on Sunday. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/3993496-no-joy-for-martin-at-santry/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/3993496-no-joy-for-martin-at-santry/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 Sport It will be one of the biggest days in the history of athletics in Westmeath this coming Sunday when a huge crowd in the region of 6,000 to 7,000 are expected to descend on Kilbeggan Race Course... http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/3992952-all-roads-lead-to-kilbeggan-for-allireland-cross-country/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/3992952-all-roads-lead-to-kilbeggan-for-allireland-cross-country/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 Sport In his address to a very well attended County Annual General Meeting, Chairman, Johnny Crowley said the first year of the National Finals in the A.I.T. Athlone was a learning experience for all concerned and he had no doubt there were many lessons learned which will be put right in time. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/3992667-if-we-are-to-be-successful-everyone-must-play-their-part--county-chairman/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/3992667-if-we-are-to-be-successful-everyone-must-play-their-part--county-chairman/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000 Sport The perceived wisdom leading up to last Sunday for the second round of the Leinster Cross Country Championships in Charleville Castle, was that the Mullingar uneven age teams weren't as strong as the even age teams that dominated in Wexford two weeks previously. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/3992670-mullingar-mop-up-another-load-of-medals-at-leinster-cross-country/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/3992670-mullingar-mop-up-another-load-of-medals-at-leinster-cross-country/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:15:00 +0000 Sport Congratulations to the athletes from Mullingar that took on the testing 26 mile 385 yard challenge of the AAI National Marathon Championship. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/3992453-mullingar-men-survive-dublin-city-marathon/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/3992453-mullingar-men-survive-dublin-city-marathon/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:15:00 +0000 Sport Adamstown, Co. Wexford was the venue last Sunday, October 25 for the first round of the Leinster Cross Country Championships. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/28/3992262-medals-galore-for-mullingar/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/28/3992262-medals-galore-for-mullingar/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0000 Sport Athletics enthusiasts in the midlands reeived a welcome boost this week when it was confirmed the National Inter County Cross Country Championships are to be staged at Kilbeggan racecourse next month. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/21/392100-national-cross-country-championships/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/21/392100-national-cross-country-championships/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000 Sport Mullingar athlete Martin Fagan looks set to stick to his decision to not run in the ING New York Marathon on November 7, despite battling a injury to romp home to victory in the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/14/391869-fagan-triumphs-with-excellent-boston-run/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/14/391869-fagan-triumphs-with-excellent-boston-run/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:55:00 +0000 Sport The morning mist cleared and the course was perfect (11th Oct) for round 2 of the Westmeath Cross Country Championships, which was for boys and girls under 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 years of age, and for men and women novice, senior and master. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/14/391976-conclusion-of-the-westmeath-cross-country-championships/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/14/391976-conclusion-of-the-westmeath-cross-country-championships/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:20:00 +0000 Sport