After graduating from school of hard knocks in Paris, Doyle has spring in step

The last two years have shown the 27-year-old Dubliner he can make the 1500m final, and perhaps make an impact on the opening night of European Indoor Championships

STRETCHING THOSE FIBRES: Cathal Doyle of Ireland during a training session at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, ahead of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025. Pi: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

"Wearing an Irish vest is always a good buzz," says Cathal Doyle ahead of his 1500m heat at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, on Thursday night. "I’m looking forward to giving it a good rattle."

The Dubliner may be far down the list on rankings but he’s developed a good habit of outperforming such metrics, given his vast range of gears is so well suited to championship racing. This will be his first European Indoors, though the last two years have shown the 27-year-old he can make the final, and perhaps make an impact.