A lot of brave and dedicated throwers turned out for the annual Dunboyne AC Winter Throws competition last weekend, despite atrocious weather conditions. Proceeding with the competition was in the balance until the last moment with Storm Eunice beating down on the country. The event attracted one of its biggest ever entries as athletes were keen to get back into action after months of being confined due to the Covid pandemic. It was also the last opportunity for athletes travelling to the European Throwing Cup to get in some competition practice or stake their claim to the team selectors.  Some notable performances were achieved by athletes that travelled from as far off as Wexford, West Cork, Mayo, Donegal and Belfast.

Nicola Tuthill (Bandon AC) was the star of the show with a qualifying standard in the hammer of 60.92m for the World Under 20 Championships later this year in Cali, Colombia. Eoin Sheridan also was very impressive in the discus with 53.52m in a wind that was not helpful at all. Day 2 saw the javelin throwing fields being decimated by the torrential rain. Despite the conditions, Oisin Joyce (Lake District AC) produced a personal best of 60.60m with the 700g implement. Congratulations to all the athletes that represented their clubs so well on the day.