ATHLETICS
Jessie Barr Womens 4 x 400m Relay
Claire Bergin Womens 4 x 400m Relay
Brendan Boyce Mens 50K Road Walk
Linda Byrne Womens Marathon
Fionnuala Britton Womens 10,000m
Michelle Carey Womens 4 x 400m Relay
Alistair Cragg Mens 5,000m
Catriona Cuddihy Womens 4 x 400m Relay
Joanne Cuddihy Womens 400m
Colin Griffin Mens 50K Road Walk
Marian Heffernan Womens 4 x 400m Relay
Rob Heffernan Mens 20K and 50K Road Walk
Paul Hession Mens 200m
Ava Hutchinson Womens Marathon
Catriona Jennings Womens Marathon
Mark Kenneally Mens Marathon
Olive Loughnane Womens 20K Road Walk
Ciaran O’Lionaird Mens 1,500m
Derval O’Rourke Womens 100m Hurdles
Tori Pena Womens Pole Vault
Stephanie Reilly Womens 3,000m Steeplechase
Deirdre Ryan Womens High Jump
Any reason why they didn't send Jessie Barr on her own merit for the 400mH as she has the B standard and was in great form in Helsinki??
ReplyDeleteCregan is also a similar omission in the 400m. Is it just OCI policy not to send B standard athletes?? Considering the UK just sent a B standard athlete (Lynsey Sharp) ahead of 3 A standard athletes (Meadows, Okoro and Simpson) for the womens 800m it surely shows that they are confident picking on form is the right way to go(i.e. Sharp got silver in Helsinki and won the UK trials).
While I know they may not be medal prospects both of them held their own in Helsinki and surely the fact it is so close to home as well as giving them good experience it should be a no brainer to send them.
Any ideas?
agreed, they should be selected & Maria McCambridge for 10k too
ReplyDeleteThe AAI and OCI have signed an agreement a while back saying that only athletes who have achieved A standards will be selected.It is on the AAI website under high performance.Those athletes haven't run A standards and therefore are not selected.In my opinion this is not right but at least is is fair and for a change they are being consistent with what they said.Athletes want clarity and clear guidelines on what is needed.When politics and vagueness come in to play that is when athletes and coaches get pissed of.Look at euro selection for example with Brian Murphy and Rory Chesser.I'm surprised to see Ciaran picked.No doubt he has A standard but has he should any form this year.I would have thought they would have waited for nationals to be over before picking a team though.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Cuddihys sister Catriona (55.5 pb) has been picked ahead of Joanna Mills (55.4 pb) on the 4x400m relay.... causing huge upset.... Interesting!
ReplyDeleteMaIre has no b standard and can't go as per IOC and IAAF rules
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