South African sprinter Richardson set to switch allegiance to represent Ireland 

Cravont Charleston of Team United States, Jan Volko of Team Slovakia and Benjamin Richardson of Team South Africa compete in heat 3 of the Men's 100m during day one of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Pic: Stephen Pond/Getty Images for World Athletics

South African sprinter Benjamin Richardson is set to switch his allegiance to represent Ireland. 

The 21-year-old, who was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport, has personal bests of 9.86 for 100m and 19.99 for 200m, significantly quicker than the respective Irish records of 10.08 and 20.30.