Raphoe duo confirmed for 2023 European Games

Raphoe badminton duo Joshua Magee and Rachael Darragh have been confirmed for the 2023 European Games.

Magee and Darragh, who is his niece, are part of a six-person Irish team that will take part in Krakow, Poland.

Magee, a men's doubles silver medallist at the 2015 European Games with his brother Sam, will line up in the men's doubles and the mixed doubles with Darragh set to compete in the women's singles.

This will be Magee's third European Games having competed at Baku in 2015 and in Minsk in 2019, when Darragh also played.

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Sam Magee and Chloe Magee won bronze in the mixed doubles at the Games in Minsk and Baku.

Magee will team up with Paul Reynolds in the men's doubles and will play alongside Moya Ryan in the mixed doubles.

The badminto takes place at the Jaskolska Arena in Tarnow and runs from June 26-July 2.

Dan Magee, Performance Director with Badminton Ireland, said: “We are delighted to have qualified athletes in all five disciplines for the upcoming European Games. We have a team with a good level of experience.

“We are also delighted to have a strong coaching staff travelling to the event with Iskandar Zainuddin leading the singles and Sam Magee leading the doubles and mixed doubles coaching at the event. The Games will count towards qualification for Paris and this will be the feature event for European badminton athletes in 2023.”