Six NI & Ulster Athletes Selected to Represent Ireland at the European Team Championships
14 June 2023
The Olympic Federation of Ireland announced forty-four athletes who will compete at the European Games in Krakow, with six NI & Ulster athletes being selected.
While athletics has featured on the European Games programme since 2015, this is the first time that it holds European Championship status, with it doubling up as the European Team Championships. The competition takes place in the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, and runs from the 20th of June until the 26th of June, with the Irish athletes competing on the first three days.
The list of NI & Ulster athletes selected are as follows:
|
Event |
Name |
Club |
Coach |
|
100m, 4x100m Relay |
Lauren Roy |
City of Lisburn AC |
Adam McMullen |
|
4x100m Relay |
Oliver Swinney |
Speed Development Project Track AC |
Adam McMullen |
|
4x400m Mixed Relay |
Callum Baird |
Ballymena & Antrim AC |
Dougie Thom & Ian Neeley |
|
400m Hurdles, 4x400m Mixed Relay |
Kelly McGrory |
Tir Chonall A.C. |
|
|
Triple Jump |
Jai Benson |
Lagan Valley AC |
Alan Kennedy & John Shepherd |
|
High Jump |
Sommer Lecky |
Finn Valley AC |
Niall Wilkinson |
|
Pole Vault |
Ellie McCartney |
City of Lisburn AC |
Kate Rooney |
Congratulations and good luck to the NI & Ulster athletes selected. Information about the event can be found here.