Irish Olympic Team nominated

G-Money

Not sure if this has already been posted but I'm guessing this is our squad barring any last minute changes.

200m
Paul Hession (Athenry AC)
400m
Joanne Cuddihy (KCH AC)
100m Hurdles
Derval O’Rourke (Leevale AC)
1500m
Ciaran O’Lionaird (Leevale AC)
3000m Steeplechase
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC)
Stephanie Reilly (Sli Cualann AC)
5000m
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC)
Alistair Cragg (Clonliffe Harriers AC)
10000m
Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC)
High Jump
Deirdre Ryan (DSD AC)
Pole Vault
Tori Pena (Finn Valley AC)
20km Race
Rob Heffernan (Togher AC)
Olive Loughnane (Loughrea AC)
Laura Reynolds (Mohill AC)
50km Race Walk
Rob Heffernan (Togher AC)
Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny AC)
Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC)
Men’s Marathon
Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe Harriers AC)
Women’s Marathon
Linda Byrne (DSD AC)
Ava Hutchinson (DSD AC)
Caitriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF AC)
Women’s 4×400m
Joanne Cuddihy (KCH AC)
Michelle Carey (Dublin Striders AC)
Claire Bergin (DSD AC)
Marian Heffernan (Togher AC)
Jessie Barr (Ferrybank AC)
Catriona Cuddihy (KCH AC)

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=26366

Pisco Sour

G-Money wrote: »

Not sure if this has already been posted but I'm guessing this is our squad barring any last minute changes.


http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=26366

They seem pretty hell bent on leaving B-Standards behind. They wont budge on that. So disappointing that in form athletes like Jessie Barr and Brian Gregan will be left out (especially considering Jessie is being sent for the relay anyway!!). They've been our best performing athletes of late (along with Britton), while some of our A-Standard runners have not been setting the world alight at all. I can't see why they can't look at current form aswell as A-Standard times. It is such a by-the-book approach.

I feel I've done this to death now, so I'll let somebody else moan, or disagree or whatever.

Krusty_Clown

I take it that there's no commitment for Fionnuala Briton to run all three events she's down for? She can still pick which (if any) events she choose to compete in?

Pisco Sour

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I take it that there's no commitment for Fionnuala Briton to run all three events she's down for? She can still pick which (if any) events she choose to compete in?

Nah, it will be the 10 and the 5 for her. The steeple clashes with the 10 so that's out.

BeepBeep67

Pisco Sour wrote: »

Nah, it will be the 10 and the 5 for her. The steeple clashes with the 10 so that's out.

Maybe just the 10 even.

Pisco Sour

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Maybe just the 10 even.

Ah she'd have nothing to lose running the 5 as it comes after her better event. I'd imagine she will run both the 10 and the 5.

ecoli

Pisco Sour wrote: »

Ah she'd have nothing to lose running the 5 as it comes after her better event. I'd imagine she will run both the 10 and the 5.

According to most reports she is solely focused on the 10k

Pisco Sour

ecoli wrote: »

According to most reports she is solely focused on the 10k

Of course she is. It is her best event, and it comes first in the programme. If the 5k came first I would imagine she would skip it to focus solely on the 10. But with the 10 coming first what has she got to lose by running the 5 afterwards? I'd be amazed if she didn't run it.

BeepBeep67

Pisco Sour wrote: »

Ah she'd have nothing to lose running the 5 as it comes after her better event. I'd imagine she will run both the 10 and the 5.

She might miss a couple of days marathon training