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IAAF/Sport Ireland
World Cross Country Championships
23rd/24th March 2002,
Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin
| Last weekend,
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March, was a great occasion in Irish
athletics as the country hosted the World Cross-Country Championships in
Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin. A very large Mullingar contingent
travelled to witness some very exciting races. It was a particularly
special day on Sunday for two of our club members, Mark Christie and
John Burke, who had the honour of representing Ireland at the
championships. Mark had an excellent run in the Junior Men’s race and
was the first Irish scorer. It was a fitting way to bring a super
cross-country season to a close. John Burke was part of the Senior Men’s
Long Course team, and he also had a very good run, in a race totally
dominated by the Africans. Well done to both Mark and John.
Also congratulations to Damien Shaw who had a very
good run in the Schools International Cross Country in Wales, where he
finished 8th. It has been an unbelievable first few months in athletics
for Damien.
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