UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic announced as sponsors of the Morton Mile

Morton Games and Clonliffe Harriers AC, the host club, have announced that UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic have become the sponsor of both the Morton Mile on July 11th and also the club’s new sponsor. The announcement was made in the Morton Stadium, Dublin attended by athletes Cathal Doyle and Efrem Gidey. Cathal, an Olympic 1500 semi-finalist in Paris, has just secured the World Championships qualifying time and Efrem at the end of May made history by winning Ireland’s first ever gold medal at the European 10,000m cup.

Fiona Roche, the General Manager of UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic commented: “UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic are delighted to support our neighbours Clonliffe Harriers AC by becoming the club's sponsor. This collaboration further cements our commitment to the Santry athletics community. Clonliffe Harriers like ourselves have an ethos of a commitment to excellence. We are also providing sponsorship of the iconic Morton mile at the Morton Games and the proud to support this prestigious World Athletics Continental tour event, promoted by Clonliffe Harriers, bringing world-class athletics to Morton Stadium in Santry.”

Clonliffe Harriers club president Michael Kearney said: “ Clonliffe Harriers and of course our Morton Games are proud to be associated with UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, our neighbours in Santry, with their national and international reputation of excellence in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery. Morton Games and Clonliffe Harriers likewise enjoy a similar reputation and the support of our new sponsor will aid our club in our quest to continue to promote and host a World Class athletes meet in our capital city”

Morton Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Meet, is hosted and promoted by Clonliffe Harriers AC and the Morton mile is synonymous with the club. The UPMC SSC Morton Mile will feature Ireland’s best milers, including Cathal Doyle the winner of last year’s iconic race racing against top international athletes.

This is a hugely exciting development Morton Games with the iconic Morton Mile being the finale of what will be another magical Morton Games night on Friday July 11th.

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