Floored Behan vows: I’ll be back

His Olympics experience may have been brief but gymnast Kieran Behan was able to keep things in perspective.

Then again, what else would you expect from someone who has been through so much? For Behan, appearing at an Olympics seemed an impossible dream.

As a 10-year-old, and already two years into gymnastics training, Behan developed a tumour in his leg.

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