Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt has tweeted his congratulations to his agent, Donegal man Ricky Simms, who has been awarded an honorary Doctorate. Usain Bolt hails ‘DrR’, Ricky Simms after…
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AthleticsFinn Valley AC
Finn Valley AC will be well represented at Usain Bolt’s film premiere
by Chris McNulty November 23, 2016A GROUP OF ten Finn Valley AC members will be among those at the World Premiere of I Am Bolt in London on Monday. Finn Valley AC will be well…
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2016 OlympicsAthleticsFinn Valley AC
A Donegal man was behind an Olympic record and a 1-2 finish last night
by Chris McNulty August 20, 2016THE DONEGAL links to these Olympic Games just keep on coming with the 1-2 in the women’s 5,000m last night coached by a Donegal man. A Donegal man was behind…
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2016 OlympicsAthleticsFinn Valley AC
Usain Bolt: The Donegal team behind the world’s fastest man
by Chris McNulty August 15, 2016USAIN BOLT tonight became the first man to win the Olympic Games 100m title three times – and the Jamaican sprint sensation is backed by a strong Donegal team. Usain…
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2016 OlympicsAthleticsFinn Valley AC
When Olympic champion Mo Farah set the pace in Donegal
by Chris McNulty August 14, 2016LONG BEFORE HE was conquering the tracks of the Olympic Games, Mo Farah dominated the streets of the Twin Towns. When Olympic champion Mo Farah set the pace in Donegal…
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AthleticsFinn Valley AC
Milford’s Ricky Simms part of new group prized with changing the shape of one-day athletics
by Alan Foley October 22, 2015MILFORD’S RICKY SIMMS has been named on a new IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) working group charged with re-structuring one-day athletic meets. Milford’s Ricky Simms part of new group…
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Usain Bolt’s World Championship winning spikes will have a new home – at Finn Valley AC!
by Alan Foley September 1, 2015PATSY MCGONAGLE got the most pleasant of surprises as he prepared to make his way home from the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing. McGonagle (pictured above), the current chairman…
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Raphoe woman basks in Usain Bolt’s glorious World Gold!
by Chris McNulty August 27, 2015AFTER Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 200m final at the World Championships in Beijing today, one of the first people the Jamaican sought out was Raphoe’s Grainne O’Dea.…