A host of athletic stars from around the world have arrived for the meet being held this evening in CIT.

Derval O’Rourke is the standout name of the athletes pre-selected for the European first league team championships at the end of the month.

Any athlete complaining of a minor injury during the London Olympics had their troubles put firmly in perspective today after it was confirmed that American Manteo Mitchell ran on a broken leg.

Joanne Cuddihy (Kilkenny City Harriers) broke camp from her training base in Spain to underscore her consistency and current good form at Cork City Sports at the CIT Stadium last night with third place in the women’s 400m.