); Our no. 1 priority is health and safety - Team Ireland and Olympian Coyle withdraw from World Cup
Pentathlon Ireland confirmed the news from Sofia this afternoon. By Emma Duffy Saturday 17 Apr 2021, 3:57 PM 1 hour ago 2,104 Views 0 Comments
Natalya Coyle.
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TEAM IRELAND HAS withdrawn from the UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia II due to Covid-19 concerns.
Pentathlon Ireland confirmed the news this afternoon ahead of Natalya Coyle’s final, the team choosing to end their participation yesterday.
Modern pentathletes Coyle, Sive Brassil, and coaches, Martina McCarthy and Andrey Fedotov, will travel back to Ireland as soon as possible.
Lanigan-O Keeffe rediscovers form to cruise into Sofia final
With valuable Olympic qualification points at stake this month, the Kilkenny man began to hit his stride. By The42 Team Thursday 8 Apr 2021, 5:21 PM 5 hours ago 3,041 Views 0 Comments
Arthur Lanigan O Keeffe (file pic).
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
TWO-TIME OLYMPIAN Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe rediscovered his form to cruise into the final at the first of two UIPM Pentathlon World Cup events taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria this month.
The 29-year-old Kilkenny man finished second in a fast qualification group with 1,129 points, ranking second overall of 99 competing athletes and comfortably securing one of the 36 berths in the final on Saturday (10 April).