It is the largest Irish contingent ever to compete at a World Championships.
ATHLETICS IRELAND HAVE today announced a 23-strong squad of Irish athletes selected for the World Championships in Budapest from 19 to 27 August.Rhasidat Adeleke will run in the 400m, having finished fourth in that distance at the Diamond League meet in Monaco at the end of July. It was also across the 400m in which Adeleke won an outdoor NCAA title in June. Adeleke is also entered into the women’s 4x400m relay.
Ciara Mageean, meanwhile, will compete in the 1500m, fresh from breaking Sonia O’Sullivan’s Irish mile record in Monaco. Elsewhere, Thomas Barr will run in the 400m hurdles, with Mark English set to compete in the 800m along with newly-minted national champion, John Fitzsimons.
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