McSweeney on track for Munster indoor sprint double

AILISH McSWEENEY will be the star attraction at the Munster indoor championships in Nenagh on Sunday as she attempts a double in the sprints.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005 - 00:00
Brendan Mooney

The 21-year-old Leevale athlete already has the qualifying standards for the 100m for the European U-23 championships in Germany and the World Student Games in Turkey in August.

But her coach John Sheehan insists the 200m standard is within her reach. She has run just outside 24 seconds and her 11.60 for 100m suggests she can better that.

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