Tallaght relay team top podium again
FOLLOWING the tremendous European Youth Olympics sprint double recorded by Tallaght Athletic Club’s Rhasidat Adeleke in Azerbaijan last week, there was more success for the club at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Santry last weekend.
Indeed the Tallaght squad of Eoin Doherty, Simon Essuman, Timmy Bada, Joseph Ojewumi and Michael Ogunsiakan combined to win the National 4x100m Relay title for the second year in succession with a time of 43.34 on Saturday.
Tallaght AC Men’s 4x100m squad of Michael Ogunsiakan, Simon Essuman, Timmy Bada, Joseph Ojewumi and Eoin Doherty that retained the National Senior Championship title
Ojewumi also made the final of the 100m on Sunday where he finished fifth with a time of 10.83 while Timmy Bada came home third in the 100m “B” final with a new PB of 11.03 which was faster than the qualifying time of 11.12 he achieved the previous day when second to Ojewumi in his heat.
Michael Ogunsiakan finished fifth in his heat with a time of 11.61 before Joseph Lyons contested the heats of the 1500m where he clocked 4.15.62 which saw him just miss out on the final.
A few days earlier at the same venue, a number of Tallaght athletes contested events at the Dublin Graded Track and Field Meet where Brishan O’ Brien finished runner-up in the 1500m Grade A2 contest with a time of 4.14.24.
Sean Mc Donnell clocked 5.00.87 in his Grade C1 1500m while Sean McCabe finished second in his Grade B1 200m in a time of 24.06.
There was a third place finish for Victor Odii in his C1 Grade 200m in 25.96 while Patrick Curran won the pole vault with a clearance of 4.70, threw his shot 9.24m to finish fourth and took ninth in the discus with a throw of 23.05.
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