Athletics Ireland have confirmed that next month's National Indoor Championships have been cancelled.
The championship were due to take place on February 20th and 21st, but Athletics Ireland reached the decision due to level-five COVID-19 restrictions being extended until March the 5th.
While elite athletes have been granted exemptions to train, Athletics Ireland say the safety of all athletes and coaches come first.
In a statement Athletics Ireland said; “With the European Indoor Championships currently scheduled to take place on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of March in Poland, Athletics Ireland recognises that a number of athletes will need competition to enable qualification”.
“We are examining alternative options which would allow for a Covid-19 compliant event for European Indoor qualification purposes and for the attainment of World Ranking points towards Tokyo qualification”.
Entry will be restricted to athletes tracking towards Olympic Games qualification and European Indoor Championships qualification, details of which will be published as soon as all details are confirmed and agreed with Government.
Selection Policy for European Indoor Championships will be updated to reflect the changing circumstances.
