O’Sullivan gets ready to run for Australia

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will receive Australian nationality at a ceremony in Melbourne today and she confirmed she now wants to compete for her new country at the Commonwealth Games in March.

The former Olympic 5,000 metres silver medallist plans to bid for a team place over that distance by contesting the Australian trials, which take place in just over a fortnight.

“I have finally got my nationality sorted out but I will not really believe it until I’ve got the certificate in my hand,” O’Sullivan said.