World Student Games
12 June 2009

Niamh Coveney, Simon Wrafter, Edward Coughlan (Management Team), Ken Robinson (Assistant Head of Delegation), Brona Furlong, Miriam Downey(Physiotherapy), Liam Moffatt (Management Team), Claire Bergin, Jamie Pilkington.

DCU is sending a team of 12 student athletes to the World Student Games to be held in Belgrade from the 1-12 July 2009. A total of 69 students have been selected from Irish colleges and universities for the biennial competition representing athletics, fencing, football (men’s and women’s), swimming, taekwondo and tennis.

Enda Fitzpatrick, Director of the Athletics Academy said “It is a great honour for DCU to have such a large number of students competing in athletics events at the 2009 World Student Games. The increase in DCU athletes qualifying for this event can be attributed directly to the Sports Academy and growth and success of the athletics programme in DCU.”

The World Student Games is an international multi-sport event for University athletes. The first official World Student Games were organised in 1924 and the event has been held every 2 years since then. DCU supports athletes competing in this event and has a proud tradition of representation at these games in recent years.

Olympian Fionnuala Britton, one of the DCU team, has also been on top form in international university competition picking up an individual silver and team bronze in the cross-country at last year’s World University Championships in Mauquenchy, France.

Yvonne O'Connor, Sport & Recreation Officer said “Qualifying for the World Student Games is a fantastic achievement for a student athlete as it is the pinnacle of University Sports competition. DCU has supported these athletes as Sport Scholarship recipients and we are now extremely proud to be supporting them as they compete at the 2009 World Student Games in Belgrade. We would like to congratulate all 12 athletes for their achievements to date and wish them every success in Belgrade.”

DCU TEAM
Tennis: Simon Wrafter (BME2) & Niamh Coveney (ATT1)
Men's Football: John Mulroy (SSH1)
Women's Football: Carla Moran (BQF3), Zoe Doherty (SSH1) & Bronagh Sheridan (SSH4)
Athletics: Fionnuala Britton (SSPT2), Linda Byrne (SPDM2), Claire Bergin (PDA1), Brona Furlong (SSH4),
Ian McDonald & Hazel Murphy.

Beijing 2007
Athletics:Fionnuala Britton, Mark Christie, Eoin Everard & Ailis McSweeney
Tae Kwon Do: Mark Casserly

Izmir 2005
Athletics:Fionnuala Britton and Mark Christie
Swimming: Niamh Barry