Lombard withdraws from cross-country team

Cathal Lombard has withdrawn from Ireland’s team for this weekend’s European Cross Country Championships in Medulin through injury.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2002 - 08:24

Cathal Lombard has withdrawn from Ireland’s team for this weekend’s European Cross Country Championships in Medulin through injury.

A hip injury has forced the Cork athlete to miss a second successive major championships this year. Last March Lombard pulled out of the Irish squad at the World Championships in Dublin because of flu.

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