Golden mile for Ó Lionáird as Farah falls

Ciáran Ó Lionáird got his Olympic year off to a sensational start at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Saturday night when he won a drama-packed men’s mile in a new pb of 3:56.01.

It was a statement of intent from the Leevale man whose last race was the 1,500m final at the World championships in Daegu last year when he rounded off a spectacular summer by finishing 10th.

The race took a dramatic twist on the third bend where Britain’s Mo Farah, running second, tripped an took a heavy fall. He bounced back up and regained contact with the field and moved up into fifth place.