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Tralee ICG secretary, Mike Culloty.
STUDENTS from Tralee and all over Kerry will once again participate at this year’s International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, which will be held this year in New Taipei, Taiwan in July.
In total 23 athletes will participate in what is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Games.
Tralee will be represented in boys’ soccer, girls’ basketball and track and field athletics. The host venue, New Taipei, and the participation of over 1500 athletes from around the world, combine to provide an exciting mix of culture, sport, education and social interaction for these young athletes.
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“We have been participating and successfully competing at these Games in many disciplines for 11 years now and this year’s event in New Taipei, Taiwan is likely to provide our athletes with fantastic colour and excitement, new experiences of Eastern culture and superb sporting competition” according to Tralee ICG secretary, Mike Culloty.
“It is good to have reached this point now with the teams and selections finalised and players committed to travel, and from this point on we will be full steam ahead into fundraising for the trip and making all the necessary arrangements for travel, registration of athletes, accommodation at the Games, provision of playing gear, and others as required,” said Mike.
Tralee, at the present time, remains the only Irish representative at what is the world’s largest annual multi-sport youth event, and which is supported by the International Olympic Committee.
The athletes selected to represent Tralee, Kerry and Ireland at the New Taipei Games from July 11-16 are as follows:
Soccer:
Paddy O’Rourke, Ronan O’Shea, Booki Nikic, Alex O Connor, Sebastian Vasiu, Tadhg Mc Evoy, James Rusk and Sean Mc Grath.
Athletics:
Fergal O’Brien, Cillian Griffin O’Brien, Basit Oyebonji, Sean Quilter, Harry Emerson, Darragh Courtney, Ciara Mc Carthy.
Basketball:
Rachel Ryan, Maeve Mc Elligott, Ciara Ryan, Anna Lyons, Millie Luck, Katelyn Crowe, Michelle (Shelley) Clifford.
