O'Donnell targeting team and individual success in Budapest

This is a weekend for which Sligo sprinter Chris O'Donnell has spent 11 months preparing.

SUCCESS AHEAD? Chris O'Donnell of Ireland. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

He’s run in an Olympic final, a world final, and for Chris O’Donnell familiarity doesn’t so much breed contempt as comfort – an ability to stay calm amid the bright lights and searing heat of the big stage.

The 25-year-old will line up at the World Championships in Budapest on Saturday morning as part of the Irish mixed 4x400m team, with a potential final to follow that evening. He’ll then be back on the track the following morning for the 400m heats – a weekend for which the Sligo sprinter has spent 11 months preparing.