Date: 9th February 2023
Age Group: Senior
NI & Ulster Teams: Up to 4 Men (5km) and 4 Women (3km)
The aim of the selection for this competition is to provide a development opportunity for athletes on the Athletics NI Athlete Development Pathway.
Selection Timeline
The date of the meeting will be the week beginning 16th January 2023.
Selection Panel
Selections will be made by the Athletics Northern Ireland & Ulster Athletics selection panel comprising
The Cross Country and Road Running Committee Representative may also (at their discretion) seek assistance (in a non-voting capacity) from anyone else he/she feels may be of help.
Any voting member of the Selection Panel shall declare his or her conflict of interest in respect of any selection issue and shall not be entitled to vote on that issue.
Selection criteria
The following consideration standards will be taken into account when athletes are considered for selection:
Men – 5k |
3000m – 8:30; 5000m/5k – 14:45; 10,000m/10k – 31:00 |
Women – 3k |
3000m – 10:00; 5000m/5k – 17:20; 10,000m/10k – 35:00 |
Where there are fewer athletes with the consideration standard than the team size, numbers will not be back filled. Qualification performances must be achieved between 1 June 2022 and 16 January 2023 with priority given to athletes demonstrating current form.
The criteria above are not listed in any order of priority and those involved in selecting will exercise
discretion fairly and without bias in making selection decisions.