The biggest name for Ireland at Baku 2015 will be boxer Katie Taylor, who is the most decorated athlete in the history of women`s Boxing with 17 gold medals, including London 2012 Olympic gold at 60kg.
The 28-year-old Taylor has five consecutive World Championship titles, six straight European Championship titles and five European Union Championship crowns in a row. Taylor is also a Baku 2015 European Games Ambassador.
Another Irish athlete with Olympic experience is 44-year-old shooter Derek Burnett, who has competed at Shotgun Trap in the last four Olympic Games dating back to 2000.
Badminton players Chloe Magee and Scott Evans both took part in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 while triathlete Aileen Reid competed in the London Olympics.
"We are very pleased to announce the first group of athletes selected to represent Ireland in Baku 2015," said Mr. Dermot Henihan, Ireland`s Chef de Mission. "We have been working very closely with each sport to ensure athletes have the best possible support and preparation for Baku."
"The final team will have in the region of 63 athletes from 13 sports," Henihan added. "It is great to see such a large number of sports achieving qualification. We must now hope that all will achieve their best performances in Baku and who knows - we may have a few athletes on the podium."
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