Five Cork Athletes on Irish Team for EYOF Championships 2022
Five Cork Athletes Selected for EYOF Championships 2022
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
July 25th - 31st 2022
Irish EYOF Team 2022
Irish EYOF Team, Support & Management 2022
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| Hannah Falvey, Belgooly AC | Okwu Bakari, Leevale AC | |
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| Nicole Dinan, Leevale AC | Maeve Fleming, Leevale AC | |
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| Senan O'Reilly, St Catherines AC |
Four Cork girls, three from Leevale AC; Okwu Bakari, Nicole Dinan and Maeve Fleming, along with Belgooly AC's Hannah Falvey, and one boy, Senan O'Reilly, St. Catherines AC, have been selected to represent Ireland at the EYOF (European Youth Olympic Festival), Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, from July 25th to 31st
Olympic Federation of Ireland named a total of thirty three (33) athletes, who will compete across seven sports. This multi-sport event is aimed at athletes aged 14-17 years, and Athletics, with sixteen athletes, will have the biggest representation on the team
Irish Athletics Team
| Athlete | Cat | County/Club | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy-Jo Kierans | F | Monaghan | Medley Relay |
| Cian Crampton | M | Offaly | Discus |
| Clodagh Gill | F | Mayo | 3000m |
| Cormac Dixon | M | Dublin | 3000m |
| Cormac Crotty | M | Cavan | Medley Relay |
| Hannah Falvey | F | Cork - Belgooly AC | 200m, Medley Relay |
| Hollie Kilroe | F | Galway | 400m, Medley Relay |
| Jason O'Reilly | M | Killarney | 400m |
| Jesse Osas | M | Meath | 100m |
| Lucy Foster | F | Lisburn | 1500m |
| Maeve Fleming | F | Cork - Leevale AC | High Jump |
| Nicole Dinan | F | Cork - Leevale AC | 800m |
| Okwu Backari | F | Cork - Leevale AC | Long Jump, 100m Hurdles, Medley Relay |
| Sean Cronin | M | Rush | 1500m |
| Senan O'Reilly | M | Cork | 800m, Medley Relay |
| Toby Thompson | M | Belfast | 200m, Medley Relay |
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| Jacqui Freyne | Team Leader | ||
| Brian Scanlon | Coach | ||
| Paul Byrne | Coach | ||
Olympic Federation of Ireland Release
Announcing the team, Olympic Federation of Ireland Chef de Mission for the EYOF, Gavin Noble said;
“The EYOF is the only major multisport event for the best young athletes in Europe and it marks an important step for Team Ireland athletes on our Olympic pathway. This is an exciting young group and I know that they will all learn a lot. The event is also very important to our Paris 2024 preparations as we experience, learn and debrief together as a staff team. I am very happy too with our coaching group and I know that this event will also serve them well as they continue to help develop our young talents in unison with club coaches all around Ireland.”
Athletics Ireland CEO, Hamish Adams, congratulated those selected as they finalise their preparations in advance of representing Team Ireland in Slovakia later this month, he said: “We congratulate all of our athletes who have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming EYOF in Slovakia. It is a huge honour to represent your country at this prestigious event and we thank the families, coaches, clubs, and volunteers who have supported these athletes in achieving selection for these championships
