Battling Brittonin medal hunt

FIONNUALA BRITTON will line up as one of the medal favourites alongside Turkey’s Binniz Uslu and Portugal’s Ana Dulce Félix for the European cross-country championships in Velenje, Slovenia tomorrow.

In the absence of defending champion, Jessica Augusto (Portugal), who is recovering from her New York Marathon trip, the next three across the line in Albufeira in the senior event last year remain the best bets for podium glory.

In Albufeira, Uslu produced a storming finish to snatch silver while Felix overtook the Irish woman for the bronze.