2010 press releases
Posted 8 January 2010
AIT to host Celtic Games 2010
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) is to host a major international athletics competition this summer. The Celtic Games is held annually with teams competing from Scotland, Wales, Ulster and Athletics Ireland.
The one-day event will be held in AIT on Saturday 7 August 2010. More than 30 clubs are expected to represent the Athletics Ireland team. Nineteen counties from the Republic participated at last year’s event, which was held in Wales.
Stellar performances at that competition saw Athletics Ireland secure overall victory, when the girls won the under-16 and under-18 cups, while the boys under-16 were third and the boys under-18 were second.
AIT President, Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin, said that the event is “a showcase moment for Athlone and the sporting facilities at the institute. AIT has been the host venue for several prestigious national athletics competitions and this builds on that success. It is also a great opportunity for some of the most promising young athletes in these islands to compete on what are genuinely world-class facilities. This is good news for AIT and for Athlone in developing a reputation as an attractive hub for sporting competitions and events.”
Athletes will compete in the Midlands venue in a variety of events including hurdles, long jump, shot putt, javelin, high jump, triple jump, discus, hammer, pole vault, relay, steeple chase in women’s and men’s competitions at under-16 and under-18.
