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Young athletes impress at the national schools championship

Several age-group records fell on a weekend that organisers called the best in years.

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Young athletes produced a string of personal bests at the national schools championship, with several age-group records broken over the weekend.

Organisers said participation was up on last year, with more girls entering track and field events.

Coaches said the championship is an important route for talent into club and national programmes, and called for more school tracks.

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