Murphy earns his place in Euro champs
Habbies decathlete Andrew Murphy has landed a GB and NI vest at senior level after being called up for the Combined Events European Team Championships.
It is a reward for strong performances in recent months by the Kilbarchan AAC athlete, culminating in a bronze medal at the England Athletics Champs in Bedford at the end of May.
Andrew recorded a new points tally personal best of 7,170 that weekend and his selection by British Athletics comes more than five years after first being picked to compete for GB at U20 level in a Combined Event Match in Cardiff in 2012.
He said:“I’m delighted to be selected and looking forward to the event in Tallinn, in Estonia, in a few weeks.”
“I won that GB vest back in 2012, but there’s been nothing else in that sense for these past five years. It was exciting back then to compete at that level and it will be to do so again.
“I’ve been working with my coach, Colin Sinclair for two-and-a-half years. We’ve just put together a really solid winter of training, and indoor competition, and that’s what has made the difference and helped me get a points PB and individual event PBs.
“After the Champs in Bedford, I was effectively fourth pick for the four slots for the senior men for GB, but two others guys still had the chance to top my points figure at the event in Tenerife.”