SPAR European Cross Country Championships

Karoline Bjerkeli Gr∅vdal of Norway celebrates after winning the Senior Women's race. Photo by Ramsy Cardy/Sportfile

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Fingal-Dublin, Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin

12TH DECEMBER 2021

The dust may have settled on an epic Irish performance at the December 2021 European Cross Country Championships on home soil, but as a nation we’re still celebrating our brilliant athletes who put a smile on our faces when arguably we never needed it more. More than 7,000 fans braved the elements and gathered to cheer on the stars, despite the Covid doom and gloom that has enveloped the country for almost two years. And it was the explosive atmosphere that the Irish athletes accredited with pushing them on when they felt there was nothing more in the tank.They may have moved on from their impressive performances, but we’re still revelling in the glory and hope you can too with this picture gallery from that historic day in Abbotstown.

A view of the action during the Under20 Men's. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/ Sportsfile

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Mathilde Theisen of Norway competing in the Senior Women's race. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Spotsfile

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1.Karoline Bjerkeli Gr∅vdal of Norway (left) and Meraf Bahta of Sweden congratulate each other after finishing the Senior Women's 8000m. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile 2. Darragh McElhinney of Ireland celebrates with his brother, after winning silver and team gold after completing the U23's Men's 800m. Photo by Sam Barnes/ Sportfile 3. Aoife Cooke (left) and Aoibhe Richardson of Ireland compete in the Senior Women's 8000m final. Photo by Seb Daly/ Sportsfile 4. Nadia Battocletti of Italy celebrates with team-mate Anna Arnaudo after winning the U23 Women's 6000m. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/ Sportsfile 5. Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway (left) and Jimmy Gressier of France. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/ Sportsfile 6. A general view of the action during the Under 20's Men's. Photo by Ramsey Cardy

7. Team Ireland U20 Men's 6000m team silver medalists, from left, Cathal O'Reilly, Abdel Laadjel, Dean Casey, Nicholas Griggs, Sean Kay and Scott Fagan. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile 8. Charles Hicks of Great Britain crosses the finish line to win teh U23 Men's 8000m. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile