Cragg gets chance to prove fitness for Euros

THE Irish teams for the next month’s Spar European Cross-Country Championships in Dublin are due to be announced today. But team manager, Anne Keenan-Buckley confirmed yesterday the senior men’s team will not be finalised until after Thursday.

That is to give Alistair Cragg an opportunity to prove his fitness in a race in the US on that day as the former European indoor 3,000m champion has requested he be considered for selection.

“It would be very difficult to leave an athlete of his calibre out if he was fit enough,” Anne Keenan-Buckley said.