O’Sullivan to get her season up and running

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will face no fewer than 10 Africans when she launches her track season at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne this evening and one of the 20 strong field, Renee Kalmer from Germany, will follow her home for the BUPA Ireland Cork City Sports on Saturday afternoon.

After training at altitude in St Moritz, the Olympic 5,000m silver medallist travelled straight to Lausanne where she will be surrounded by many familiar faces when she lines up for the women’s 3,000m.

Included will be Zahra Ouaziz from Morocco, who finished third when she claimed the world 5,000m title in Gothenburg in 1995. Werknesh Kidane will also be in the line-up while O’Sulivan will be keeping a close eye on the progression of Yelena Zadorozhnaya, one of two Russians in the field.