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Lavin & Jegou Named As Team Ireland Flagbearers For European Games

Thursday, 15 June 2023 16:34

By Caoimhe Harney

The multi-sport Games will see 121 athletes compete across seventeen sports

Tokyo Olympians Sarah Lavin and Liam Jegou have been named by the Olympic Federation of Ireland as the Permanent TSB Team Ireland Flagbearers for the European Games in Krakow this month.

The multi-sport Games will see 121 athletes compete across seventeen sports between 20 June and the 2 July, with the Opening Ceremony taking place in the Henryk Reyman Stadium in Krakow on the 21 June.

From Limerick, Olympic 100m Hurdler Lavin will be competing in her second European Games and will be aiming to beat her personal best time of 12.79.

Clareman Jegou has also been performing well this year in the C1 Canoe Slalom, and the European Games debut for this discipline will see eight Team Ireland athletes compete in the Slalom events.

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