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Paul McNamara, Athletics Ireland’s High Performance Director, knows the true measure of the sport’s health will be seen at the World Championships, which gets underway in Budapest next week.

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023 - 07:48

Cathal Dennehy

The past few days have brought a reminder that Irish athletics has a special generation of talent rising through the ranks – the gold medal by Elizabeth Ndudi and silver by Nick Griggs at the European U-20 Championships the latest indicators of a future lined with possibility.

But Paul McNamara, Athletics Ireland’s High Performance Director, knows the true measure of the sport’s health will be seen at the World Championships, which gets underway in Budapest next week.