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15th October 2018

Darragh Clarke Completes Hat-Trick of Wins in Czech Republic

#Canoeing: Ireland’s Darragh Clarke won the junior event at the Krumlovsky Vodacky Marathon in the Czech Republic – his third consecutive win at this level in this event. The 18-year-old wildwater paddler from Chapelizod was taking part in the marathon event in Cesky Krumlov for the fifth time.

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Canoeist Darragh Clarke Honoured for Gold-Medal Performance

#Canoeing: The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has honoured wildwater canoeist Darragh Clarke for his achievement in taking gold at the junior European Championships in Macedonia. The 18-year-old from Chapelizod was invited to meet the Taoiseach at Government Buildings.

Clarke took a silver medal at the junior world championships in Austria in 2017. Though he can compete for the rest of the year as a junior – he will take on the Liffey Descent on September 15^th – he says he is already preparing to campaign in the under-23 ranks.

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