Three Cork Athletes Selected for World Under-20 Championships 2022

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Three Cork Athletes Selected for World Under-20 T&F Championships

Cali, Colombia

August 1st - 6th 2022

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC	Reece Ademola, Leevale AC	Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

 
Cork is well represented at next month's World Under-20 T&F Championships, in Cali, Colombia, with no less than three of the eight team members from Cork clubs - Two from Leevale AC; Lucy-May Sleeman and Reece Ademola, along with Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC

Lucy-May Sleeman, Leevale AC, has been in flying form all season, unbeaten in her age group and Junior over 100m and 200m distances, has been selected to compete in both sprint events

Reece Ademola, Leevale AC, achieved the qualification standard, at Cork City Sports, with a 6.68m Long Jump. Last weekend he improved on that mark, when he set a new National Junior record with a 7.76m jump

Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, threw in the Junior Women's Hammer, last weekend, competing for the first time since March, having suffered an elbow injury at the European Throws Cup in Portugal, placing first in the event

Athletics Ireland Release

Athletics Ireland has confirmed the selection of eight athletes for the forthcoming World Athletics Under-20 T&F Championships, in Cali, Colombia, from August 1st to 6th

Many of these athletes have tasted success at European level on the track and cross country, but now face their biggest challenge so far, on the World stage

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