Exciting news from the Irish Time It wouldn’t be a proper Olympic year unless there was some selection drama, and in the end it proved that way as three further Irish athletes have secured last-minute call-ups to Beijing.
Thomas Chamney had earlier won the 800m at the national championships in Santry, not just for the glory, as it was later confirmed that B-standards were considered after all. Athletics Ireland met last night to agree the final nominations for Beijing, ahead of today’s cut-off date, and submitted three addictional names to the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI).
Chamney, 400m hurdler Michelle Carey and marathon runner Pauline Curley, all of whom were just shy of the A-standard qualifying marks.
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