How diet helped Thomas Barr become an Olympic hurdler

Olympic hurdler Thomas Barr tells Clodagh Finn how diet changes have improved his performance and how life in the fast lane extends to a passion for drift car racing.

THOMAS Barr’s remarkable Olympic performance still hasn’t quite sunk in, though he is getting used to all the attention — the handshakes on the street, the pats on the back, the requests for selfies, not to mention the heart-throb tag, which elicits a hearty laugh.

“I would never see myself as a heartthrob, but I think it’s funny and cool. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.”