Sonia O'Sullivan looks set to challenge for a medal at the World Cross-Country Championships in Ostend despite recovering from a bad cold which has troubled her for the past couple of days. O’Sullivan delayed her trip by 24 hours and arrived from London yesterday evening, confident that a five-day course of antibiotics has put the problem behind her.
O’Sullivan, who completed a unique long and short course double at the 1998 Championships in Marrakech, will challenge for the 4km short-course event tomorrow.
Seamus Power from Clare spearheads the Irish men’s challenge in the long-course event tomorrow. Power will be joined by training partner Peter Matthews alongside US based Keith Kelly and Vinnie Mulvey. Noel Berkley and Cathal Lombard make up the Irish team.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
