Chris O'Donnell is ready to go all out for a medal

O’Donnell is fifth on the 400m ladder based on runs this term, one of half-a-dozen Irish athletes at these European Athletics Championships who sit in their respective top tens

READY: Chris O'Donnell of Ireland. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Chris O’Donnell’s entire season has funnelled down to this.

Every athlete circles the big ones, the major championships where the eyeball count arches up through the roof. These are the weeks where the shoe sponsors and the admin folk responsible for doling out the government’s athlete funding sit up and take stock as to who is capable of doing what when it matters most.