Irish medal prospects bright for World University Games

AN Irish team including a number of medal prospects was unveiled at Trinity College Dublin yesterday ahead of next month’s World University Games in Izmir, Turkey.

Eighty-three athletes from eight sports will join 9,000 competitors from 169 other countries for the ten-day event, now ranked second behind only the Olympic Games themselves in size and importance.

“The Games are the pinnacle of achievement for student sports people,” said Chef de Mission and former Dublin football manager Mickey Whelan. “We have some outstanding talent and, if things go well, I believe we can come home with medals.”