De Lima may be invited to marshal Dublin City Marathon

The Olympic Council of Ireland is reportedly considering inviting Brazil’s Vanderlei de Lima to act as an honorary marshal at the Dublin City Marathon this October.

De Lima was leading the Olympic marathon at the weekend when he was pushed off the track three miles from the finish by former Irish priest Cornelius Horan.

The 57-year-old Kerry native, who said his actions were related to an imminent Second Coming, received a 12-month suspended sentence.

De Lima went on to finish third in the race and said he believed Fr Horan’s actions cost him the gold medal.