Slow progress but Ankrom remains positive about future

Athletics Ireland high performance director Kevin Ankrom believes the association are fronting up to the challenge of turning talented underage athletes into senior performers.

Rob Heffernan’s gold medal heroics aside, the Irish performances at the World Championships in Moscow were pretty tame, but Ankrom claimed the year has been a positive one overall.

“All those guys were development with it being their first or second championships,” said Ankrom with regards the age profile and experience of emerging talents such as Paul Robinson and Mark English.