Sonia O'Sullivan has tonight paid tribute to Ciara Mageean after the Irish star smashed O'Sullivan's 1500m National record.
Mageean ran a time of 3.56.63 to obliterate O'Sullivan's record which stood since 1995 by a whopping two seconds.
The 52-year-old O'Sullivan had the best seat in the house as she witnessed Mageean's feat live in the stadium in Brussels. Yet, there was no sense of bitterness, as the Olympic silver medalist took to Twitter and heaped praise on the shoulders of Mageean after the race.
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"Congratulations Ciara Mageean winning Brussels Diamond league 1500m and new Irish record," began O'Sullivan's tweet.
"Old record nearly as old as Ciara is young .
"Great to be in the stand to witness such a great race by Ciara who has had a great season and was not afraid to lose tonight"
Mageean took a full two seconds off O'Sullivans long-standing record, which the Corkwoman set back in the summer of 1995 at a Herculis meet in Monaco when she ran a time of 3.58.85.
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