Ankrom insists target of 24 medals is realistic

Athletics Ireland publicly rolled out their High Performance plan for the next Olympic cycle at the Gresham Hotel yesterday with the vision of “more Irish athletes winning on the world stage” and a target of 24 medals being won at major championships between 2013 and 2016.

High Performance director Kevin Ankrom believes he has done his “homework” and that the 29-page document laden with statistics is articulating what Athletics Ireland are already doing as opposed to any lofty ideal.

“I’ve done my homework,” said Ankrom. “This is evidence-based and not about waving a magic wand.