Killarney sprinter Sarah Leahy part of team to break Irish 4x100m relay record
Killarney sprinter Sarah Leahy part of team to break Irish 4x100m relay record.
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Sarah Leahy (Killarney Valley), right, who helped the Irish women’s 4x100m relay team to a national record at the Diamond League in London on Saturday.
From left: Sarah Lavin, Ciara Neville, Lauren Roy and Sarah Leahy
David Kissane
Kerryman
Sarah Leahy took a giant step in her athletics career on Saturday when she contributed to a historic 4x100m relay run in the throbbing atmosphere that was the Diamond League Meet in London.
In an all-round fast relay event, the Irish team broke the Irish record in style in a sizzling time of 47.73 seconds, with Killarney Valley’s Leahy using her lightning speed off the blocks to set up the gala run for the team.
Leahy was in good company. She shot off the blocks like a bullet and already the record was shivering before she shared the baton with Lauren Roy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin.
