Timothy Morahan from Rathmines took gold in the 5,000 metres with a time of 17.35 minutes
Paddy Slattery, assistant coach with the athletics team, was unable to hold back tears as he congratulated Timothy, and said “it’s a fantastic feeling, unbelievable”.
“I was more nervous than he was…I’m just shaking,” said Ms Morahan. “I’m more than delighted, I am so happy for Timothy. He has trained so hard, he deserves it. Una May, chief executive of Sport Ireland, was on hand to congratulate Timothy and said he had run “a brilliant race”. “They are an organisation which is progressive and when inclusion is at the core of your values, it happens across the board without any specific effort,” she said.
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