Heats back on for Ó Lionáird

Ciarán Ó Lionáird will face a defining moment in his career when he lines up for the first round heats of the men’s 1500m at the Olympic Stadium tonight (8.25pm).

The race will answer a lot of questions for the Corkman who, just a few months ago, decided to forget about London 2012 and rebuild for the future with the Olympics in Rio in 2016 as the target.

He had a big foundation to build on. A sensational personal best of 3:34.46 in Belgium last year qualified him for the Olympics and making the final of the 1500m at the World Championships in Daegu was a monumental step up.