Ó Lionáird glad he made run for gold

Ciarán Ó Lionáird turned a “turbulent” 2012 into a composed bronze medal-winning performance on Saturday evening at the European Indoor championships in Gothenburg and now wants to make an impact on the world stage.

“I ran for gold,” said Ó Lionáird after the race run in a personal best of 7:50.40.

The Leevale athlete looked poised to strike for gold behind eventual winner Hayle Ibrahimov (7:49.74) of Azerbaijan at the bell but was pipped for silver by Juan Carlos Higuero of Spain, who ran 7:50.26.