Editing County Donegal (section)

===Athletics===
Athletic pursuits have been highly popular in Donegal over the years with numerous athletes from County Donegal going on to represent Ireland at the international level, with at least five winning medals at major events. Such athletes include [[Danny McDaid]] in the World Cross-Country Championships in 1979, Bridie Lynch who won medals in the World Paralympic Games in 1992 and 1996,<ref name="Bridie Lynch - Ref for medals">{{cite web |title=Bridie Lynch |url=https://www.paralympic.org/bridie-lynch |website=International Paralympic Committee |accessdate=14 March 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163037/https://www.paralympic.org/bridie-lynch |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bridie Lynch - Ref for place of birth">{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Chris |title=Bridie Lynch: She thumbed home carrying two Paralympic Silver Medals |url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/30020-2/ |website=Donegal Sport Hub |date=October 2016 |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104135339/https://www.donegalsporthub.com/30020-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gary Murray who came 8th in the [[1999 European Cross Country Championships|European Junior Cross-Country Championship of 1999]], and [[Mark English (athlete)|Mark English]] who won medals in the European 800m Championships in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019. Sommer Lecky also achieved silver in the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|World Junior High Jump 2018]]. Other notable athletes from Donegal include [[Paul Dolan (athlete)|Paul Dolan]], [[Caitriona Jennings]] and [[Brendan Boyce]] each of whom has represented Ireland at the international level.