Waterford athlete Thomas Barr selected in Irish team for Paris Olympics

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the athletics team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.

Team Ireland will be represented by twenty-three athletes at the Games, with the track and field events taking place in the Stade de France, and the marathon events running through the streets of Paris starting at the Hotel de Ville and finishing at the Esplanade des Invalides.

Tom Barr, a member of Waterford's Ferrybank Athletics Club has been selected in the Mixed 4 x 400m Relay.

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The officially selected number of athletes competing for Team Ireland has now reached 122, which has now passed the previously largest team ever (116 in Tokyo 2020).

The athletics team are travelling to Paris on a high, following on from the phenomenal performances of the Athletics Ireland team at the European Championships last month.

Olympic Federation of Ireland Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, Gavin Noble said this year "won't disappoint".

“We are excited to select a really strong team, many of whom are coming to the Games as ones to watch. The Stade de France will be buzzing during August, with the track and field events.

“We are also pleased to see that this announcement sees the official number of selected Team Ireland athletes surpass our previously biggest team – and we still have a few more announcements to come!”