GARY RYAN won the admiration of the fans at the BUPA Cork City Sports on Saturday and is now hoping he can get the nod from the OCI should he post the Olympic qualifying standard between now and the Athens Games.

The rain fell relentlessly at the BUPA Ireland Cork City Sports at the Mardyke today and washed away the final opportunity for Irish athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games in Athens.

Ireland's Robert Daly came third in the men's 400 metres at the Bupa Ireland Cork City Sports today.

GARY RYAN has always found The Mardyke something of a happy hunting ground for fast times but he will be looking for something extra today in his Olympic qualifying standard quest at the BUPA Cork City Sports.

Casey Vincent from Australia has been added to the line-up for the 400m at BUPA Cork City Sports on July 3 in place of Chris Brown from the Bahamas.