His first sporting passion and talent was basketball and he made a national U15 development squad before he switched sports to pull on the Irish vest at high jump.

Breaking Sonia O’Sullivan’s 24-year-old Irish 1500m record is one of the key things keeping Ciara Mageean motivated while drug scandals continue to haunt and damage her sport.

Irish athletes Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop have secured gold for Ireland today at the World Para-athletics Championships in the London Stadium.