Kieran Shannon: Gains made by women's sports can't be allowed to slip away

16 June 2020; Irish triathlete Emma Sharkey trains in isolation at her home in Finaghy, Belfast, while adhering to the guidelines of social distancing. Following directives from the Irish and British Governments, the majority of sporting associations have suspended some organised sporting activity in an effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

It seemed the most perfectly timed as well as inspired of campaigns: 20x20, by and for 2020, a year in which more young girls – along with the rest of us – could see her to aspire someday to maybe be her: another Noelle Healy or Niamh Kilkenny.