FIVE MORE MEMBERS of Team Ireland for this summer’s Olympics have been confirmed as the road to Paris nears its conclusion.
Luke McCann and Cathal Doyle have both qualified for the 1,500 metres by virtue of their rankings, along with 20-year-old Nicola Tuthill in the hammer throw and Eric Favours in shot put.
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Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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Kate O’Connor, from St. Gerards A.C in Dundalk, will compete in the heptathlon.
Three Irish competitors outside the qualification places at present in individual disciplines are Thomas Barr (400m hurdles), Sophie Becker (400 metres) and Jodie McCann (5,000 metres).
Thomas Barr in action. Bryan Keane / INPHO
Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO
That trio must wait until 7 July to learn their fate as they require withdrawals from those events.
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Five more Irish athletes confirmed for Paris Olympics
FIVE MORE MEMBERS of Team Ireland for this summer’s Olympics have been confirmed as the road to Paris nears its conclusion.
Luke McCann and Cathal Doyle have both qualified for the 1,500 metres by virtue of their rankings, along with 20-year-old Nicola Tuthill in the hammer throw and Eric Favours in shot put.
Kate O’Connor, from St. Gerards A.C in Dundalk, will compete in the heptathlon.
Three Irish competitors outside the qualification places at present in individual disciplines are Thomas Barr (400m hurdles), Sophie Becker (400 metres) and Jodie McCann (5,000 metres).
That trio must wait until 7 July to learn their fate as they require withdrawals from those events.
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