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Jason breaks 100m record in Tullamore


June 2009

On Sunday June 28th, Jason Smyth of Irish Blind Sports and City of Derry AC broke his own 100m U-23 record and qualified for the 2010 European Outdoor Championships in Barcelona, by winning the 100m in a spectacular 10.42 at the Woodie's DIY National Junior and U-23 Championships in Tullamore.
This is a top class performance which moves the IBS double Paralympic gold medallist Smyth to fourth in the Irish all time 100m list.
Irish Sports Council Paralympic Council of Ireland National Council for the Blind in Ireland International Blind Sport Federation