Irish competitors at this year's championships in Budapest.
Gary Ryan (Nenagh Olympic)
Event: 60 metres/400 metres relay
Age: 31
Personal best: 6.73 (Irish record)
Schedule: Today, heats 9.0; Semi-final 17.50; Final 19:05; Relay - Sunday, heats 10.10, final 17.40
Goes in the sixth of eight heats this morning, drawn against the American title favourite Mickey Grimes. Operating above his weight but qualification for the 200 metres in Athens remains his primary goal for the year.
Paul Brizzel (Ballymena and Antrim)
Event: 200 metres
Age: 27
Personal best: 6.75/20.75 (Irish record)
Schedule: Tomorrow, heats 10.40, semi-final 17.40. Sunday, final: 13.10
Is here with genuine hopes of making the final. Names like Frankie Fredericks and Christian Malcolm won't make that easy but could slip under his Irish record.
Paul Hession (Athenry AC)
Event: 200 metres
Age: 21
Personal best: 21.01
Schedule: Tomorrow, heats 10.40, semi-final 17.40. Sunday, final: 13.10
First major appearance on world stage, and the next important step of his bright future.
David McCarthy (Celbridge AC)
Event: 400 metres/ 400 metre relay
Age: 20
Personal best: 46.61
Schedule: Today, heats 10.30, Tomorrow, semi-final 11.50; Sunday, final 17.00; Relay - Sunday, heats 10.10, final 17.40
A finalist last year, though probably not burning as good this season, will need to run another personal best to see action on Sunday.
Robert Daly (Dundrum South Dublin)
Event: 400 metres/400 metre relay
Age: 26
Personal best: 46.68
Schedule: Today, heats 10.30, Tomorrow, semi-final 11.50; Sunday, final 17.00; Relay - Sunday, heats 10.10, final 17.40
Injuries now behind him, the former Leinster schools rugby winner with Blackrock can make the semi-finals.
James Nolan (UCD)
Event: 1,500 metres
Age: 27
Personal best: 3:38.69
Schedule: Tomorrow, heats 16.00; Sunday, final 17.00
Knows a final place is the least he is capable of, and after that it's all in the head. Top six would be a very good run.
Adrian O'Dwyer (Kilkenny City Harriers)
Event: High jump
Age: 20
Personal best: 2.28 metres (Equalled Irish record)
Schedule: Today, qualification 15.20; Tomorrow, final 17.15
Progressing with stunning consistency, a final berth would for now meet all expectations.
David Gillick (Dundrum Sth Dublin)
Event: 400 metre relay
Age: 20
Personal best: 47.75;
Schedule: Sunday, heats 10.10, final 17.40
Another emerging talent in one-lap sprinting and central to any chance of reaching the relay final.
Ciara Sheehy (Dublin City Harriers)
Event: 200 metres/400 metre relay
Age: 23
Personal best: 23.17 (Irish record)
Schedule: Tomorrow, heats 10.0; semi-final 17.10; Sunday, final 14.55; Relay - Sunday, heats 9.50; Final 17.20
A semi-final finalist last year and running as well as ever, she could come close to breaking 23 seconds.
Karen Shinkins (Dublin City Harriers)
Event: 400 metres/400 mere relay
Age: 27
Personal best: 51.58 (Irish record)
Schedule: Today, heats 10.0; Tomorrow, semi-final 11.20; final 16.50. Relay - Sunday, heats 9.50; Final 17.20
Drawn in the third of four heats, with the second fastest time, she seems certain of at least the semi-final.
Joanne Cuddihy (UCD)
Event: 400 metres/400 metre relay
Age: 20
Personal best: 53.49
Schedule: Today, heats 10.0; Tomorrow, semi-final 11.20; final 16.50. Relay - Sunday, heats 9.50; Final 17.20
Another name for the future, but can come away with a personal best.
Maria McCambridge (Dundrum Sth Dublin)
Event: 3,000 metres
Age: 28
Personal best: 8:56.48;
Schedule: Today, heats 11.0; Sunday, final: 16.40
Two heats, with the top four and next best four from each making the final. Only one athlete has a slower time in her heat and will need to lower that personal best to progress.
Michelle Carey (Dublin Striders)
Event: 400 metre relay
Age: 23
Personal best: 54.35
Schedule: Sunday, heats 9.50; Final 17.20
Enjoying her best indoor season to date and with three quality team-mates just might see Sunday's final.
Today's schedule
(All times Irish)
8.30: Women: 60m heats; 8.35: Men: Long Jump qualification; 9.0: Men 60m heats; 9.50: Women 60m Hurdles pentathlon; 9.55: Men Long Jump qualification; 10.0: Women 400m heats; 10.30: Men 400m heats; 10.45: Women Shot Put qualification; 10.50: Women High Jump pentathlon; 11.0: Women 3000m semi-final; 11.15: Women Triple Jump qualification; 11.30: Men 3000m semi-final: 12.0: Women Shot Put qualification; 12.35: Women Triple Jump qualification; 13.15: Women Shot Put pentathlon; 14.40: Women 200m blind final; 14.50: Men 200m blind final; 15.15: Men Triple Jump qualification; 15.20: Men High Jump qualification; 16.0: Women Shot Put final; 16.05: Women Pole Vault qualification: 16.15: Women 800m heats; 16.40: Women Long Jump pentathlon; 16.45: Men 800m heats; 17.30: Women 60m semi-final; 17.50: Men 60m semi-final; 17.55: Men Triple Jump qualification; 18:10: Women 800m pentathlon; 18:20: Women 1500m semi-final; 18.50: Women 60m final; 19.05: Men 60m final.
