Cragg confirmed for Irish team

Alistair Cragg has been confirmed by Athletics Ireland as part of the Irish team for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Santry Park next month.

Irish team management had held off confirming Cragg on the men’s senior team until he raced at the Thanksgiving Day 5km race in San Jose yesterday.

The Clonliffe Harriers runner put in an impressive performance to finish fifth in a time of 13.45. This was Cragg’s first race since he competed in Berlin at the World Championships in August.

Irish team manager, Anne Keenan-Buckley said: “Alistair... is feeling strong and confident and now we hope he will continue to build on (his Thanksgiving Day performance) over the next two weeks ahead of the event,” she said.