Eamonn Coghlan: 'There was no division between black and white when it came to athletics'

Eamonn Coghlan, centre, alongside Irish international athletes, Andrew Coscoran and Nadia Power at the launch of the Irish Life Health Mile Challenge. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

It's 41 years ago this week since Eamonn Coghlan and a slipstream of the world's best middle-distance runners ran the 'Magnificent Mile' at Philadelphia's Franklin Field. The Irishman was the leader of the pack, primed to break the outdoor world record.