Emotions will run high this Easter Weekend for Irish marathon runner Bobby Hilliard, ahead of his 26-mile re-run of the Boston Marathon course.

The father of an eight-year-old killed at the Boston Marathon was described by neighbours as looking like the “walking dead” after learning his son was killed, his wife had suffered horrific brain injuries, and his daughter had lost a leg in the blast.

Sweden have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for Lisa Norden to be awarded a gold medal and a share of first place in the women’s triathlon race at the Olympics.