Britton urges officials to kickstart process of sending Irish team to Poland

The likelihood of an Irish women’s team competing at the World Cross-Country Championships in Poland next March remains a distant one, despite the insistence of Athletics Ireland officials they remain open to the idea.

The body’s high performance director, Kevin Ankrom, had previously indicated his support and he was backed in that by chief executive John Foley yesterday at the launch of the Spar Great Ireland Run in Dublin.

However, both men have also pointed out that some members of the team which claimed team gold at the European Cross-Country outside Budapest last month have indicated they have other imminent plans over longer distances.