Athletics Ireland have confirmed a record-breaking team of 28 that will represent Ireland for the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, which run from 13-21 September.
Last week a provisional squad was announced and today three more were added to the travelling party.
Bandon AC's Laura Nicholson will compete in the 1500m, Europe’s fastest athlete over 10,000m this season, Efrem Gidey, and Bantry’s Darragh McElhinney (5000m) have been included in the final selection.
Sophie Becker, already listed for both the mixed and women's 4x400m relay, has been added to the individual 400m.
The quartet had been outside their respective event quotas when the deadline closed last week, but received invites from the world governing body over the weekend to compete.
It is largest team Ireland has sent to a World Championships.
The squad is backboned by a number of World and European medallists.
Sarah Healy, a European Indoor gold medallist in the 3000m last March, will compete in the 1500m, in what will be her third appearance at the Worlds.
Mark English also medalled in the Netherlands, winning bronze in the 800m, and broke his own Irish record for the 800 by over half a second, when clocking 1:43.37 in Budapest on 12 August.
European and World Indoor medallist and World University Games champion Kate O'Connor will look to continue what has been a stellar 2025 in the heptathlon. The Dundalk St Gerard's athlete improved her Irish record in the multi-discipline event to 6487 points last month.
Sharlene Mawdsley, the 2024 European mixed 4x400m relay champion, played her part in helping the mixed and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualify for Tokyo. She has been selected for both relays, as well as the Women’s 400m.
European Under-23 and World University Games silver medallist Nicola Tuthill will compete in the hammer throw, an event where the Cork competitor has improved her personal best and Irish U-23 record to 71.75m.
Last month Paris Olympian Rhasidat Adeleke confirmed she not be travelling to the Japanese capital.
The 22-year-old had qualified in both the 200m and 400m but had struggled to replicate the form of previous seasons over the course of the summer. In a post on Instagram, she said that she was unable to complete the season and would be taking the rest of the year off to recover.
The 22-year-old had qualified in both the 200m and 400m but had struggled to replicate the form of previous seasons over the course of the summer. In a post on Instagram, she said that she was unable to complete the season and would be taking the rest of the year off to recover.
Irish team
Sarah Healy (1500m)
Sophie O'Sullivan (1500m)
Mark English (800m)
Sarah Lavin (100m hurdles)
Sharlene Mawdsley (400m, mixed 4x400m, women’s 4x400m)
Cian McPhillips (800m)
Cathal Doyle (1500m)
Laura Nicholson (1500m)
Andrew Coscoran (1500m, 5000m)
Kate O’Connor (heptathlon)
Nicola Tuthill (hammer throw)
Brian Fay (5000m)
Darragh McElhinney (5000m)
Efrem Gidey (10000m)
David Kenny (20km race walk)
Oisin Lane (35km race walk)
Eric Favors (shot put)
Fionnuala McCormack (marathon)
Hiko Tonosa (marathon)
Peter Lynch (marathon)
Sophie Becker (400m, mixed 4x400m, women’s 4x400m)
Rachel McCann (mixed 4x400m, women’s 4x400m)
Jack Raftery (mixed 4x400m)
Conor Kelly (mixed 4x400m)
Cillín Greene (mixed 4x400m)
Cliodhna Manning (women’s 4x400m)
Michelle Duggan (women’s 4x400m)
Jenna Breen (women’s 4x400m)
Non-travelling reserves
Erin Friel (women’s 4x400m)
Ciaran Carthy (mixed 4x400m)
