Athletics Ireland have selected a team of two athletes to compete at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to be held in Muscat, Oman on March 4th & 5th.
| Athlete | Coach | Club | Event |
| Brendan Boyce | Rob Heffernan | Finn Valley AC | Senior Men's 35km |
| Matthew Glennon | Michael Lane | Mullingar AC | U20 Men's 10km |
Travelling Support Staff:
- Michael Lane - Team Leader
- Ray Flynn - Team Official
- Robbie Smyth - Team Physio
Brendan Boyce
Olympian Brendan Boyce of Finn Valley AC will represent Ireland in the Senior Men’s 35KM Race. Coached by Olympian Rob Heffernan, Boyce has had a strong opener to the 2022 season with a 12thplace finish in the Spanish Open 20KM race in a time of 1:27:13. 2021 was an impressive season for Finn Valley star, coming 10th in the Tokyo Olympic Games 50KM Walk in August after coming 9th in the European Race-Walking Team Championships in the Czech Republic just months before in May 2021.
Matthew Glennon
Matthew Glennon of Mullingar AC will represent Ireland in the U20 Men’s 10KM Race. The 18-year-old coached by Michael Lane, who also coached Olympian Jimmy McDonald, is a rising star within the Irish race-walking scene. Glennon having represented Ireland at the European Athletics U20 Championships on Tallinn last summer with a 22nd place finish will be one to watch at these games.
