BREAKING: Newport AC's Sharlene Mawdsley heading to Olympic Games with Team Ireland

Sharlene Mawdsley during the Team Ireland Paris 2024 team announcement for Athletics at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown, Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

placeholder image — Sharlene Mawdsley during the Team Ireland Paris 2024 team announcement for Athletics at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown, Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Huge news for the Tipperary athlete Sharlene Mawdsley

Newport AC's Sharlene Mawdsley has officially been selected on Team Ireland's athletics squad for the Olympic Games in Paris.

The much-loved sprinter will represent Ireland in the women's 400m event, the women's 4x400m relay and the mixed 4x400m relay events.

Sharlene will be one of a 23 athlete strong Irish squad for the track and field events which will take place in the Stade de France, with the games running from July 24 to August 11.

It will be the Tipp woman's first Olympic Games having missed out on Tokyo last time round.

In a statement from Team Ireland, Sharlene says: “This is a dream come true, I can't wait to go out to Paris and represent my country on the biggest stage of all."