Athletics Ireland Micro Meet Saturday May 15th

Athletics Ireland will be hosting a Sport Ireland sanctioned qualifying event for senior and pathway athletes at Munster Technological University tomorrow, Saturday May 15th.

The meet will include 10,000m races to facilitate qualification for the European 10,000m cup and European U23 Track and Field Championships. Selections for the European 10,000m cup will take place on Monday 17th May.

The additional events will be elite only and cater for athletes targeting qualification and selection for the European U20 or U23 Track and Field Championships, European Senior Team Championships, Paralympic International Championships, or preparation for Tokyo 2021.

Athletics Ireland would like to thank Munster Technological University and Cork Athletics for helping to facilitate this micro meet.

Track Timetable:

• 2:00pm 200m Women
• 2:10pm 200m Men
• 2:30pm 100m Women Series 1
• 2:40pm 100m Men Series 1
• 3:00pm 800m Women
• 3:10pm 800m Men
• 3:30pm 100m Women Series 2
• 3:35pm 100m Men Series 2
• 3:45pm 10K Women
• 4:30pm 10K Men

Field Timetable:

• 2:00pm Discus
• 2:00pm Pole Vault Women
• 3:00pm Long Jump Men & Women
• 4:00pm Pole Vault Men

Full schedule, entry list, and live results will be available via the Athletics Ireland results portal tomorrow morning.

Strict Covid-19 safety measures will be in place for the micro meet including;

• Daily athlete monitoring.
• Athlete pods for each separate event.
• Social distancing will be maintained before and after events.
• Each event will take place in different areas of the arena so groups can be kept well apart.
• The events will be spaced over several hours so the number of people in the arena at any one time is kept to a minimum and divided between the track, infields and jumps runways.
• All activities are outdoors.

Notes:

• European 10,000m Cup moved to Birmingham from London, and scheduled to take place on June 5th 2021.
• 10,000m Cup Selection Policy: https://athleticsireland.app.box.com/v/21Eu10kCupPolicy
• European Under 20 Selection Policy:https://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/2021-european-u20-championships-policy/
• European Under 23 Selection Policy:To be published in the coming days.
• Reminder: Government guidelines state that outdoor (non-elite & club) matches and competitions may not commence in advance of June 7th 2021.