Oliver Dingley has been forced to withdraw from the 3-metre springboard at the European Diving Championship in Edinburgh.

Two athletes, two races, 84 years of history, and the potential for one magic hour in the annals of Irish athletics.

After his spell in international athletics limbo, Leon Reid is through to the 200m final at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, clocking the second-fastest time ever by an Irish athlete – and it looks like there’s more to come.

Leon Reid has been cleared to run for Ireland at next week's European Championships in Berlin.

“To work so hard for something and potentially have it cruelly taken away from me is even harder to take knowing how hard the past two years have been.”