Donegal’s Brendan Boyce has been elected to the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission.
The Finn Valley AC athlete joins fellow three time Olympians Natalya Coyle and Paddy Barnes as newly elected members.
Boyce competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games in the 50k race walk which has now been removed from the Olympic programme and replaced by the shorter 35k distance.
The Milford man recently qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships when finishing second in 2:32:49 at the National Senior 35k in Raheny.
The members of the OFI Athletes’ Commission for the 2022-2024 term are as follows:
| Name | Sport |
|---|---|
| Brendan Boyce | Athletics |
| Paddy Barnes | Boxing |
| David Harte | Hockey |
| Natalya Coyle | Modern Pentathlon |
| Claire Lambe | Rowing |
| Sanita Puspure | Rowing |
| Annalise Murphy | Sailing |
| Shane O’Connor | Snow Sports |
