Record sets O’Dwyer up for Athens

IRISH High Jump sensation Adrian O’Dwyer from Kilkenny yesterday became the 13th Irish athlete to achieve the Olympic A standard when he set an Irish record of 2.30m at a meeting in Algiers.

The previous Irish record of 2.29m was held by Brendan Reilly when he finished 8th in the World Championships in Seville in 1999.

Meanwhile, Athletics Ireland has assembled quality fields for tonight’s Morton Stadium meeting in a bid to secure Olympic qualification for a number of athletes.