Irish athletes Efrem Gidey, Darragh McElhinney, Laura Nicholson and Sophie Becker get invites for World Championships

Sophie Becker of Raheny Shamrock AC, Dublin, centre, on her way to winning the senior women's 400m during day two of the 153rd National Track and Field Senior Championships at Morton Stadium. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Four Irish athletes have secured invites from World Athletics for the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, with Efrem Gidey (10,000m), Darragh McElhinney (5,000m), Laura Nicholson (1,500m) and Sophie Becker (400m) all set to contest individual events at the year’s showpiece event, which begins at the Japan National Stadium on September 13.

All four had been outside their respective event quotas when the deadline closed last week and were waiting to s

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