When Peter Lynch met the Puma reps last year, he could sense the excitement. “They said they thought the results were wrong at first, it was so much better than literally any other shoe they tested.”

Elizabeth Egan, who has spent two decades working with sportspeople on their lifestyle and personal development, would like for those around athletes to "see them as people first".

Lowry is right that from their perspective, it'd be better to give them time, to let that molten pot of emotions simmer. And while that would result in a calmer, more clinical reflection, what audiences want most is the immediate, visceral, filter-free reaction. 

There was something deeply unsettling about seeing Gatlin trackside in the VIP area at athletics' newest event. 

Scanning the details in the annual Irish Sports Monitor, not everything is rosy in Irish sport. But in terms of participation, the picture is improving year on year.

If funding is about driving future success, and less about rewarding performances, then why not divert more towards those on the way up with the requisite talent?

Sebastian Coe seemed the best candidate for IOC Presidency. But change comes slowly at the IOC.

On Thursday, Delany celebrated his 90th birthday, and if there’s one thing that’s defined his life for the past 69 years, since that fateful day in Melbourne, it’s that he’s carried himself off the track with the same class and grace he showed on it.

Back in the 1950s, the journey towards the first sub-four mile captured the world’s attention in a way no athletic feat has before or since. Now it's women's turn. 

The timing of Jannik Sinner's incredibly 'convenient' ban is purely coincidental, we've been assured this week. Fine. Let's just add it to the list of Sharapova, Cilic, Errani, Swiatek, Halep and many more.