Swimming

Huge congratulations to Keela and Darragh Flanagan who represented our school at the Irish Minor School's Competitions in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin recently. Keela and Darragh experienced great success both winning two silver medals each in the 50m freestyle and butterfly races. Well done, a fantastic achievement.

Gymnastics

The children of Tang NS , fom Junior Infants to 6th class really enjoyed their four weeks of gymnastics training. A big thank you to our wonderful coach Elisha who helped the children discover new levels of strength, agility and flexibilty. 

Marita Stone

O'Connor Park Tullamore 

The girls football team was invited to play against an Offaly team at the interval of the Westmeath v Offaly match in O' Connor Park Tullamore on June 11th 2017.  It was a wonderful opportunity and we had a very enjoyable day.

Tang Girls Winners of Cumann na mBunscoil Final 2016

Physical Exercise and Sports

A variety of sports are encouraged through the implementation of the P.E. curriculum. Children partake in activities ranging from ball games, dance, athletics, gymnastics and swimming. Occasionally coaches for specific sports come to the school to introduce children to the game.

Football

Tang N.S. is very proud of their football teams and their achievements to date. We have a girls' and boys' football team with boys and girls from 4th to 6th class involved. The teams compete in the Cumann na mBunscol and Mini-7s competitions each year. Each week a GAA coach comes to our school to develop the football skills of the children in the younger classes.

Sports Day

Our Annual Sports Day is held each year during the months of May/June. It is a day full of fun activities, as well as demonstrating great sportsmanship. Activities range from Fun Stations, Fancy Dress, Sprint Races, Relay Race and Novelty Races.