Fiona O’Keeffe smashes US Olympic marathon trials record on debut

• O'Keeffe earns spot at Paris Games with Sisson and Lindwurm
• On men's side Mantz and Young finish 1-2 to book Olympic spots

Fiona O'Keeffe smashed the women's US Olympic marathon trials record in her debut at the distance on a warm Saturday to secure her spot in the Paris Games.

O'Keeffe finished in a time 2hr 22min 10sec to break the American marathon trials mark of 2hr 25min 38sec by Shalane Flanagan in 2012 in Houston. Emily Sisson, the US marathon record holder, was second and Dakotah Lindwurm surged into third to make Team USA for Paris.