Sonia O'Sullivan misses out on IAAF Council role as Coe outlines plans

Sonia O’Sullivan narrowly missed out being elected to the IAAF Council on the day Sebastian Coe was elected the new president of the international athletics governing body.

There was good news for Tullamore Harriers’ John Cronin who got elected to the IAAF’s Technical Committee.

The elections took place in Beijing ahead of the IAAF World Championships which start on Saturday. O’Sullivan was disappointed not to be elected but long-time Athletics Ireland official John Cronin, who hails from Donegal, was delighted to be elected to the Technical Committee.