On Saturday 9th November, the IWA-Sport Irish Para Athletics community including, committee members, volunteers, staff and athletes attended the 2024 Awards function at IWA, Clontarf, to celebrate the achievements of the season and to recognise the hard work of all involved.

This annual celebratory event acknowledged the achievements of Athletes who competed at all levels from beginners to elite, and Volunteers who supported the season that included training events, Grand Prix competitions, Athletics ireland competitions and even the Paralympic Games.

The full list of Award recipients are as follows;

Starting with our Field Athlete winners.

SportCategoryAthlete
DiscusOpen1st – Ray O’Dwyer 2nd – James Saunders 3rd – Dale Barry-O’Sullivan
DiscusU16/141st – Alison O’Flynn 2nd – Hassan Benhaffaf 3rd – Sophie Keogh
DiscusU12/10/81st – Sean Lynch 2nd – Sophie Greham 3rd – Heidi Griffin
ShotOpen1st – James Saunders 2nd – Ray O’Dwyer 3rd – Eoin Cleare
ShotU16/141st – Hassan Benhaffaf 2nd – Saoirse Nolan 3rd – Quincy Burke
ShotU12/10/81st – Rory Hogan 2nd – EmilyRose Fox 3rd – Heidi Griffin
JavelinOpen1st – Ray O’Dwyer 2nd – Dale Barry-O’Sullivan 3rd – Jack O’Connor
JavelinU16/141st – Quincy Burke 2nd – Sophie Keogh 3rd – Emily Holmes
JavelinU12/10/81st – Sean Lynch 2nd – Sophie Greham 3rd – Heidi Griffin

Our Track Award Winners as follows;

SportCategoryWinner
WheelchairOpenKevin Donovan
AmbulantOpenElla Sherlock
WheelchairU16Hassan Benhaffaf
AmbulantU16Molly Marshall
WheelchairU14Saoirse Nolan
AmbulantU14Sienna Lily Boyce
WheelchairU12Faye Culhane
AmbulantU12Jamie Shalloe
WheelchairU10Sophie Greham
AmbulantU10Josh Doran
WheelchairU8Rory Hogan
AmbulantU8Heidi Griffin

Below is the list of individual award winners for both athletes and Irish Para Athletics volunteers;

AwardWinner
Grand Prix Athlete of the Year – Rosemary Tallon Memorial TrophyHassan Benhaffaf
Young Athlete of the Year – Orla Barry Perpetual TrophySienna Lily Boyce
Overall Athlete of the Year – Jamie Boyle Memorial TrophyRay O’Dwyer
Volunteer of the Year – Jamie Boyle Memorial TrophyJohn Histon
Anne Ebbs AwardShane Brady
Jimmy Byrne AwardMary Fitzgerald
Merit AwardsMolly Marshall & James Saunders
Milestone AwardsIsobel Twomey & Ella Sherlock
Spirit AwardsSean Lynch, EmilyRose Fox Franks, Oscar Hamilton & Emily Holmes

With the Irish Para Athletics season now over, there’s plenty of time to learn about Para Athletics and how you can get involved ahead of the 2025 season!

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