Nakita Burke set for international road race

Nakita Burke has been selected on the Northern Ireland & Ulster for the 2023 Armagh International Road Races.

The Letterkenny AC woman will line up in the race on February 9.

Burke is joined on the women's team by Grace Carson (Mid Ulster AC), Fionnuala Ross (Armagh AC) and Hannah Gilliland (Annadale Striders).

All four have either run sub 17 minutes for 5000m/5k or sub 10 minutes for 3000m.

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Athletics NI’s Endurance Coordinator, Mark Kirk, said: “We are very pleased with the very strong teams that we have selected for Armagh this year. It is great to have the Armagh Road Races back on the calendar. Armagh AC do an extraordinary job in attracting deep fields of competitive athletes from home and overseas who will give them all a good race.”

The race in Armagh will come four days after Burke takes to the European Champion Clubs Cup in Oropesa del Mar in Spain.

Burke and the LAC senior women will be in action while Finn Valley AC junior women have also qualified.