ATHLETICS IRELANDÂ this evening announced Brendan Boyce has been nominated for selection to the Olympic Council of Ireland for the Olympic Games in August.
The Milford native will take part in the 50k walk in Rio having walked a world and Olympic standard in March in Dudince, Slovakia.
The Letterkenny Athletic Club member broke his own county and PB in a time of three hours and 48 minutes.
In London 2012, Boyce finished in 29th position in a time of 3:55:01.
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Robert Heffernan will lead a strong team of 50km race walkers. Half marathon teams for the European Athletics Championships have also been picked.
The marathon and race walking nominations for selection to the Olympic Council of Ireland in alphabetical order are as follows:
50KM MEN’S RACE WALKS
Brendan Boyce          Letterkenny AC
Robert Heffernan       Togher AC
Alex Wright              Leevale AC
MEN’S MARATHON
Mick Clohisey           Raheny Shamrocks AC
Paul Pollock  Annadale Striders AC
Kevin Seaward         St Malachy’s AC
1st Reserve: Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers AC)
2nd Reserve: Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF)
WOMEN’S MARATHON
Breege Connolly       North Belfast AC
Lizzie Lee      Leevale AC
Fionnuala McCormack          Kilcoole AC
1st Reserve: Gladys Ganiel (North Belfast AC)
2nd Reserve: Barbara Sanchez (Clonliffe Harriers AC)
