Mageean shows her Olympic class
Sara Treacy clears the water jump during her Women's 3000m Steeplechase heat at the Olympic Stadium in Rio. Photo: Reuters
There was a moment, midway through the women's 1500m heat when Ciara Mageean was given an almighty barge by one of her rivals.
It was the kind of incident which would derail the momentum and mindset of many an athlete, particularly one stepping into the competitive cauldron of an Olympics for the first time. But the 24-year-old from Portaferry was unbowed.
