Ankrom: Ireland facing Euro dogfight

Athletics Ireland High Performance Director Kevin Ankrom admitted Ireland will be fighting for survival at the European Team Championships first league in Morton Stadium on June 22/23 on the announcement of the team yesterday.

Ankrom said the team was weak but is still “super excited” about the competition.

“We’re not the strongest but there are other teams that are going to be hurting too,” said Ankrom of the event that consists of every track and field discipline and will see Ireland compete against Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.