The World Masters Athletics Championships are taking place in Lyon at the moment, and during the past week two of Leevale’s finest athletes have been in action. Carmel Parnell and Pat Moore showed that they are ageless as both won medals for the Irish team.
Carmel has been competing throughout the week. Her first race in the W60 category was the 8K where she won gold, taking victory in the race by the proverbial country mile. She followed this up with a silver in the 5K, and a second gold followed in the 10K.
In the javelin, Pat Moore delivered an excellent performance to win bronze in what was a very competitive event. Well done to both athletes on this great and well-deserved achievement.
W60 10000 Meter Run
1 Parnell, Carmel, W60 Ireland 40:29,86
2 Combes, Dominique W60 France 42:16,59
3 Bourgeois, Alison W62 Great Britai 42:46,77
W60 5000 Meter Run
1 Zentner, Lidia W62 Germany 19:57,32 2
2 Parnell Carmel, Ca W60 Ireland 20:13,66 2
3 Bourgeois, Alison W62 Great Britain 21:41,19 2
W60 8000 Meter Run
Results – Women 60
1 Parnell Carmel, Ca W60 Ireland 32:10
2 Ryan, Anne W60 Australia 33:44
3 Pospeshina, Lubov W61 Sweden 34:28
Men Javelin Final Results
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1 1476 Kiuru, Esa Finland 50.95m
2 7864 Hearn, Edward United State 46.33m
3 5230 Moore, Pat Ireland 43.75m
4 296 Banens, Robert Australia 42.85m
5 3817 Hessert, Helmut Germany 42.75m
6 6819 Sterley, Dereck South Africa 40.91m
7 6370 Yufra Rejas, Victo Peru 40.79m
8 8015 Richardson, Dick United State 40.77m