New World Record for Noelle

Hazelwood College student and member of the Ireland National Paralympics team Noelle Lenihan, set a new world record on her way to winning gold at this years IPC European Championships taking place currently in Grosseto, Italy.

Here is Noelle setting a new world record with her throw in the championships.

Women’s discus throw F38 | Victory Ceremony | 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships Grosseto

Here’s how NewsTalk 103-106FM reported on her success:

Cork’s Noelle Lenihan has added to Ireland’s medal collection at the IPC Athletics European Championships on Sunday evening, when she secured a gold medal and set a new World Record in the F38 Discus final.

Noelle set the new World Record on her very first attempt, when she threw a whopping 32.14m – a throw that put her straight to the top of the table and eventually won her the gold medal.

Speaking about the fantastic performance, National Throws Coach Dave Sweeney said: “She did great, and we’re really happy. She was very controlled, and to be honest, she has been throwing further than that the last few days in training so she’s a little bit disappointed that she didn’t throw further today! There was a tricky wind, which blew a lot of the discs down so it was a fantastic for her to throw so well in those conditions.

“This is a really big step in her career – to break a World Record and win a European Championships in one go and to then be a little bit unhappy with the performance is the sign of a good mindset and a sign of more exciting things to come in Rio!

“She will come away from today having learned a lot, she had very good competition there so she was pushed to the very end and we’re delighted for her.”

This was Ireland’s second medal of the Championships, following on from Deirdre Mongan’s bronze medal on Day One on Saturday in the F53/54 Shot Put final.

“World of Work” Workshop

On the 30th of April Hazelwood College Link Modules 5th and 6th Year classes had a workshop on the “World of Work” from John Lynch who is a Youth Connect champion, who speaks to students about working life and the world of work. Pictured are back row (from left to right) Emma Sheehan Triona O’Callaghan, Evan Murphy, Glen McNamara, Jack O’Sullivan, Jerry O’Brien, Donagh O’Callaghan, Anthony O’Shaughnessy, Martina O’Leary. Middle row (left to right) Hazelwood College Link Modules teacher Mr Noel O’Grady, Sarah Tachoua, Danielle Mulcahy, Karina O’Gorman, Youth Connect champion John Lynch, Ellanah Mulcahy, Niamh O’Connell, Michelle McCarthy, Aisling Donnell and Roisin Sheehy. Front row (from left to right) Kevin Stokes, James McDermott, Luke Ryan, Dan Noonan, Paul McMahon and Jason Shanahan.


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