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Connacht Indoors for U9 to U11, this Sunday

Apr 10, 2026

Good luck to all our young athletes taking part in the Connacht Indoors this Sunday in Athlone. It's going to be a huge day with a record number of competitors so make sure that you read through this information to know all that you can about it.

Live results during the day will be available on the Connacht Athletics site and you can also see the heat draws on the same page

First events will be called at 9.40 and start promptly at 10am.

Please note -This is a massive event, 904 individual athletes and 176 relay teams, one of the biggest events we have ever put on in Connacht. We really appreciate your patience!!

  • The Canteen in TUS will be open from 9 with hot food available from 11:30.

  • Athletes must bring their own pins and wear numbers on front of singlet.

  • Relays – Last runner must wear the relay number. First runner stay in lane and second runner to break at the large window.

  • For 200m, 400, & 600m - all runners will start on the curve and break straight away.

  • Long Jumps will be called for assembly in sub groups within each age group as can be seen on Connacht Athletics (www.connaughtathletics.com)

PARKING

Please see Map attached - there are 600 free carparking spaces on Campus. The areas for free parking on Campus are - the student carpark, the 2 staff carparks, the carpark at the rear of the Engineering building and there are also some space across from the entrance into the underground carpark along the footpath. The Pay and Display areas are in the underground carpark and around the Multi-Purpose Hall that is across from the Arena. There are also some designated carpooling spaces located around the MPH that you will not be clamped for parking in during the weekend. Anyone who illegally parks i.e. on double yellow lines or doesn’t pay for parking in the underground carpark or around the MPH are running the risk of getting clamped.

LONG JUMPS

Long Jump takeoff is from the white board or before for u11s. For u9s and u10s take off is from the large square area of track between the sand-pit and the board. Jumps are measured from the athlete's toe-imprint left in that sanded area. All athletes should ideally check in knowing that as well as their runway mark if they have one. All athletes without a runway mark will be allocated a generic starting point on the runway. All Long Jumpers will have 3 measured jumps.