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Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce the preliminary
team for the forthcoming IAAF World Indoor Championships in
Budapest from March 5-7th.
The team is characterised by the full compliment of athletes
in each of the
400m events led by European Indoor bronze medallist Karen
Shinkins on the
womens team and World Indoor finallist Dave McCarthy on the
mens team.
As things currently stand no decision has been made on sending
mens or
womens 4x400m relay teams however this will be finalised before
the final
closing date of Tuesday 24 February.
Among the athletes in line for selection are National 60m
record holder
Gary Ryan who achieved a qualifying time last year, National
60m Hurdles
record holder Peter Coghlan who is currently less than .10
of a second off
the qualifying standard and Maria McMahon Davenport who ran
8.58.55 in
Boston but has yet to confirm her intention to compete.
World 400m bronze medallist Paul McKee has withdrawn from
further
competition indoor this season in favour of a longer preperation
period for
the outdoor season and newly crowned Irish 3000m record holder
is
unavailable due to the NCAA indoor championships taking place
on the same
weekend.
Preliminary Team for World Indoors
 Women
200m
Ciara Sheehy (DCH) (Automatic selection on winning nationals)
400m
Karen Shinkins (DCH) (Selected on current form)
Joanne Cuddihy (UCD) (Automatic selection on winning nationals)
3000m
Maria McCambridge (DSD) (Automatic selection on winning nationals)
Men
200m
Paul Brizzel (Ballymena & A) (Selected on current form)
Paul Hession (Athenry) (Automatic selection on winning nationals)
400m
Dave Mc Carthy (Celbridge) (Automatic selection on winning
nationals)
Rob Daly (DSD) (Selected on current form)
1500m
James Nolan (UCD) Selected on 2003 performance and current
form
Team Management
Manager Michael Quinlan
Team Coach Paddy Fay
Performance Director Elaine Fitzgerald
Medical Team Dr Brendan O'Brien Team Doctor
Aifric Morrissey Team Physio
Notes
· Final team will be announced on Wednesday February
25th
· Final decision has not been made on Mens and Womens
4 x 400m relay.
Options are being considered in consultation with athletes
and coaches, and
decision will be announced on Feb 25th
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