Ireland aiming to escape middleground in search for promotion

Sharlene Mawdsley of Ireland. Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Relegation. Promotion. These are words typically used in athletics just once every two years, but that time has come around again. 

This weekend, an Irish team of 43 athletes will contest the second division of the European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia.