Team Announcement DNA U20

7 February 2023

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Team Announcement

U20 DNA Madrid February 22nd, 2023

The 2023 DNA U20 Madrid is a European Athletics initiative using the new competition format referred to as Dynamic New Athletics which will see 6 nations compete against each other in a two-hour long team competition.

Competing nations are:

Czech Republic vs Great Britain vs France vs Ireland vs Spain vs Portugal.

Athletics Ireland views this event as a Development Event that presents an opportunity for athletes to gain valuable international exposure, while providing a preparation opportunity ahead of the 2023 European U20 Championships.

Performance Pathway Manager Jacqui Freyne commented, “This is a great opportunity for the u20 athletes to compete internationally and to continue to build on the foundations laid down by their Personal coaches & clubs. This is a strong team, with a mix of experience & some first-time caps. We are grateful to European Athletics for affording us this opportunity to compete as one of the six invited countries”.

The following athletes have been selected to compete at the u20 DNA event in Madrid on February 22nd.

Name		Club	Coach	Event
Sleeman	Lucy May	Leevale	John Corr	60 Metres Women
Osas	Jesse	Ratoath	Peter Doherty	60 Metres Men
Fitzgerald	Saoirse	Lucan Harriers	Niamh & Eoin Fitzgerald	800 Metres Women
Backari	Okwu	Leevale	John Naughton & Alan O’Mahoney	60 Metres Hurdles Women
Nolan	Adam	St L O’Toole	Billy Delaney	60 Metres Hurdles Men
Murray	Niamh	Bray Runners	Aine Murray	Mixed 4 x 400 Metres
Murray	Hannah	Finn Valley	Rosemary Finn	Mixed 4 x 400 Metres
Mannion	David	South Galway	Jim Phelan	Mixed 4 x 400 Metres
Doody	Joe	Cabinteely	Brian Doody	Mixed 4 x 400 Metres
McGlynn	Lucy	Tír Chonaill	Eamon Harvey	Mixed 2 x 2 x 200 Metres
Bosch	David	DSD	Ruaidhrí Kedney & Ed Carthy	Mixed 2 x 2 x 200 Metres
Ndudi	Elizabeth	DSD	Julian Guilard	Long Jump Women
Shaw	Liam	Athenry	Iain Shaw	Shot Put Men
Hallinan	Evan	Craughwell	Michael Tobin	High Jump Men
Kelly	Jack	Tallaght	Johnny Fox	The Hunt (600m men, 400m women, 200m men, 800m women)
O'Connell	Kate	Lucan Harriers	Jeremy Lyons	The Hunt (600m men, 400m women, 200m men, 800m women)
Murphy	Darragh	Limerick	Gwynne Ryan	The Hunt (600m men, 400m women, 200m men, 800m women)
Moore	Emma	Galway City Harriers	Joe Ryan	The Hunt (600m men, 400m women, 200m men, 800m women)