Echo Sports Awards 2019: The Echo salutes local Special Olympics World Games heroes
AS PART of its 2019 Sports Awards Night in the Green Isle Hotel on Thursday, The Echo and its partners saluted a number of local Special Olympians who represented Ireland so proudly at the World Games in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.
South Dublin Special Olympics Club’s Eimear Gannon and Rachel Murray were among those who certainly made their presence felt at the competition.
Stephen Murphy, Jamie Ennis, John Keating, Sally Duffy, Alan Power, Eimear Gannon and Rachel Murray all starred at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019.
Indeed the former picked up no less than four bronze medals for individual disciplines in clubs, ball, ribbon and hoop while Rachel also won a bronze for her combined routines in rope, ribbon, ball and hoop.
Adding two bronze to Ireland’s medal haul was runner Alan Power from Knocklyon who twice went third on the podium following great performances in 3000m and 5000m contests.
A double medal winner in the 2011 World Games in Athens, Tallaght woman Sally Duffy of Festina Lente Special Olympics Club delivered again in the Equestrian field this year with a silver medal in English Equitation and bronze in Working Trails.
Jamie Ennis and Stephen Murphy of Palmerstown Wildcats were part of the Team Ireland Men’s Basketball squad that finished up fourth following their play-off against Switzerland.
Also competing superbly for Team Ireland was golfer John Keating from Temple-ogue who won gold in his 18-hole Level 4 Strokeplay.
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