ATHLETICS IRELAND last night announced their provisional team for this year’s World Championships, in Osaka, Japan (August 25 — September 2).

Olympic heptathlon bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton will challenge Carolina Kluft for top honours at this year’s European Indoor Championships.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN makes her seasonal debut over 5,000m at tonight’s track meet at Stanford, California.

20-year-old Irish champion high jumper Adrian O’Dwyer qualified for tomorrow’s final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Budapest this afternoon.