Ireland are ‘shooting for a medal’, says Nadia Power

It’s close to a year and a half since Power, 24, represented her country, competing over 800m at the Tokyo Olympic

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022 - 07:15

Cathal Dennehy

“It’s been a long year,” says Nadia Power, capturing the hurt and heartbreak of chronic injury – a tear in her plantar tendon that is now, hopefully, disappearing in the rear-view mirror. “I’m excited to just get back in an Irish vest and finish it off on a high.”

It’s close to a year and a half since Power, 24, represented her country, competing over 800m at the Tokyo Olympics. But on Sunday in Piemonte, Italy, she will anchor the Irish mixed relay team at the European Cross Country. With a team boasting Olympian Andrew Coscoran, Luke McCann and Georgie Hartigan, they hold strong claims. “We’re definitely shooting for a medal,” she says.