O’Sullivan prepares for 10k with eye on Athens

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will be out to win the BUPA Great South 10k in Manchester on Sunday despite having the Olympics on her mind.

Her partner, Nic Bideau, is the first to admit that she is a different athlete once she pulls on an Irish vest. “Look at Sydney Olympics - she set two Irish records as well as winning a silver medal in an Irish vest,” he said.

“And she has won three European titles, a world track title, two world cross-country titles, silver medals at both the European and world track championships and team medals at the world and European cross-country championships. When she pulls on an Irish vest she normally comes away with something.”