Killarney sprint star and Olympic hopeful, Sarah Leahy, is participating in new research at the University of Limerick that aims to give Irish sprinters a competitive edge at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Elite Irish sprinters are currently involved in a study at Lero, a leading software research centre at the University of Limerick.
The research seeks to determine the effectiveness of hight-tech spike sprint shoes, potentially boosting their chances for success.
Lero researchers at UL’s Sport and Human Performance Research Centre have partnered with DANU, an innovative Irish sports analytics company.
They are recruiting athletes to use DANU’s wearable smart socks technology to capture and analyse athlete-specific data, focusing on the biomechanical assessment of super spike shoes.
Professor Ian Kenny said the research will clarify if athletes choose super spikes for sponsorship or for their technological benefits and injury prevention.
"Using real-world metrics on the track and not the lab, we will gain key insights into the benefits of DANU’s technology, super spikes, and their impact on our elite sprinters – gaining a fraction of a second could give an Irish athlete a podium finish and a medal," he said.