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Glenmore Athletics hosted the first Athletics Come and Try Day for athletes with Down Syndrome in Ireland at their club grounds recently with young athletes trying their hand at a range of different sports.
First seen in South Africa, the concept aims to give athletes with Down Syndrome the opportunity to develop and showcase their ability through athletics; throwing, jumping, running and walking.
Project leads at Glenmore AC, Sanet Jordaan and Tessa van Heerden worked in conjunction with Down Syndrome Ireland (Louth/Meath Branch), Athletics Ireland, the Louth/Meath Warrior Wolves, supported by Tsenya, to bring this project to Ireland.
And our photographer Arthur Kinahan was there to capture the day in photos.
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