Cuddihy stays positive despite run of injuries

Back, knee and calf muscle. It is hard to believe that 400 metres starlet Joanne Cuddihy is on the cusp of her Olympic debut, after a summer full of injury frustration.

Having qualified for Beijing by posting 50.73 seconds in the semi-finals of last year's World Championships, Cuddihy decided to concentrate full-time on athletics by taking a year out from her medical studies at UCD.