Sprinter shares heartfelt plea to allow his ‘dream’ of running for Ireland

“To work so hard for something and potentially have it cruelly taken away from me is even harder to take knowing how hard the past two years have been.”

An English-born sprinter with an Irish mother has written a heartfelt open letter to IAAF President Seb Coe pleading with him to grant his “dream” transfer to Ireland, writes Stephen Barry.

Leon Reid first made formal contact with Ireland about a transfer of allegiance over a year ago in honour of his mother, who passed away last year.