Team Ireland gears up for Spar European Cross Country Championships
Set to take place 12 December 2021 at the Sport Ireland Campus
Print7 December 2021
Olympian, Michelle Finn, and Irish Junior 3000 and 5000m record holder, Darragh McElhinney, were on hand to speak to media earlier today to kick start a huge week for Irish athletics which will culminate with a historic day of competition on the purpose-built cross-country course at the Sport Ireland Campus.
The 2021 edition of these Championships will mark the second occasion that the event has taken place in Dublin, following on from a hugely successful hosting in 2009.
To mark this special occasion, SPAR Ireland have sponsored the planting of oak tree saplings at the cross-country venue, with a tree being planted in honour of each national federation competing, as well as for all of the athletes, volunteers, and officials who are making Sunday’s prestigious event possible.
A special certificate will be presented to each of the participating countries upon their arrival in Dublin to detail the tree which will forever be associated with the event, as will all those who compete.
Liam Hennessey, chairperson of the Fingal-Dublin 2021 Local Organising Committee, said: “We’re delighted to have SPAR support us in recognising all of the work that athletes, coaches, volunteers, and everyone associated with the event have put in to make this week possible. The trees which will be planted on site will be forever associated with this event, as will all those who the trees have been planted in recognition of”.
Colin Donnelly, SPAR sales director said: “We’re really excited and proud to be the sponsor of the SPAR European Cross-Country Championships on 12 December. Ireland has such a proud tradition when it comes to cross country running and we are delighted to mark this historic occasion in dedicating the planting of these trees to all those who are involved in the event.
There are SPAR stores in over 400 communities throughout Ireland and we know they will be giving their full support to our Irish athletes as they take on the best in Europe in just a few days’ time.”
The 2021 SPAR European Cross-Country Championships will take place at the Sport Ireland Campus on 12 December. This will be the second time the prestigious event visits Irish shores following the successful hosting of the event in Santry in 2009.
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