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.