1ST PLACE WINNER
Sports Action 2008
SPLASH-PROOF
by Darren KiddA competitor ploughs through the course at the Belfast International Cross Country, at Stormont Estate

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By Darren Kidd
Antrim's Cormac Donnelly and Joe Canning of Galway clash in the first round of the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
Australia’s Heath Francis is congratulated by second place Francis Kompaon, of Papua New Guinea, while he keeps an eye on his time, after he won the Men’s 100m-T46 Final at the Beijing Paralympic Games 2008.
The Tyrone Team prepare to invade the pitch from the sideline after beating Kerry in the All-Ireland Football Final, at Croke Park
Ian Power on First Down Jets comes unstuck on ‘Ruby’s Bank’, at the Punchestown Races.
By John D Kelly
Action from the National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, as the greyhound makes eye contact with the hare.
By Gerry Mooney
Jean Daly taking part in the third National Wheelchair Tennis Open Championships, in Riverview Health and Fitness Club, Clonskeagh.
By Eric Luke
Tyrone’s Joseph McMahon puts Kerry’s Tommy Walsh under pressure during the All-Ireland Senior Football Final at Croke Park
Cork’s Seán Óg O’hAilpín and Pat Kerwick of Tipperary contest a loose ball.
China’s Fang Wang races ahead of the field on her way to winning the Women’s 100m-T36 final in a world record time of 13.82 seconds at the Beijing Paralympic Games 2008.