Waterford's Kate Veale impresses in Russia
Wednesday, 16th May 2012
Kate Veale (West Waterford AC) finished and impressive sixth in the 10km Junior Walk at the IAAF World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia on Saturday 12th May . The World Youth Champion crossed the line in 46:53 which was just off her personal best of 46:32.
The race was held in sweltering conditions and Veale faced a number of top class International athletes. Veale demonstrated her class by crossing the line less than a minute behind the winner
Sandra Arenas of Columbia 45:57. Veale will sit her Leaving cert exams in a few weeks before targeting the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona in early July.
WATERFORD-TODAY.IE Partners
Letters to the Editor
- Editorialread more »
Not so GR8 G8With world attention on Fermanagh as the meeting place of the latest G8 Summit it is no wonder that locals are basking in the reflected spotlight. We have all been told, if we haven't already experienced at first hand, the beauty of the location. We know about the exclusiveness of the hotels that the various leaders are going to be staying as well as some of their security detail. We know about the menus from which they will be choosing from. There is little about summit meeting that the …
