Irish Olympian aims to relive past glories

TWO-TIME Irish Olympian Sinead Delahunty-Evans will attempt to relive past glories when she goes to the line in the renewed Fifth Avenue Mile in New York tomorrow.

Delahunty-Evans, 34, was a surprise winner of the race up one of Manhattan’s most famous streets in 1995 and followed it up with a fourth-place in 96, and runner-up finish in 97 before the event went into hibernation. But the athlete, who represented Ireland at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, faces a stiff examination of her current form by going up against a strong field in the Mile’s first running since 1998.

The field is headed by 2004 US Olympian Carrie Tollefson, former NCAA All American Amy Mortimer and two-time Olympian Amy Rudolph, two weeks ahead of her marriage to Irish Olympian Mark Carroll.