European Cup team announced
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 14:16
Athletics Ireland have announced their teams for this year’s European Cup, which takes place on 21/22 June.
The women’s team will compete in the Division 1 competition, which is being held in Lieria, Portugal, while the men’s team compete in Division 2, which is being held in the Estonian capital Tallinn.
The women’s team will face Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Finland, Lithuania, Netherlands and Portugal. The team will feature several of Ireland’s top female athletes including Derval O’Rourke who will compete in the 100m after an impressive return to form last weekend in Germany.
At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships O’Rourke won the gold medal in the 60m hurdles, becoming the first Irish woman to win an indoor world athletics championship.On her way to winning she broke the Irish national record twice and her winning time was 7.84s.
Here winning the World Title in Moscow
