BARR FIFTH IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS

Thomas Barr came fifth in the men’s 400m Hurdles World Championship Semi-Finals in Oregon in the early hours of this morning (July 18th). It has been a rollercoaster season of emotions for the Ferrybank Olympian, with a strong performance at the start of the season, before picking up an injury prior to the Irish Life Health National Senior Championships in June, returning to win his 10th National 400mH Championship title. 

Barr had a season best performance of 49.15 finishing second in the heats of the World Championships to advance to the next stage. The semi-final was stacked with world class talent including the Tokyo Olympic Games silver medallist Rai Benjamin of USA. Barr crossed the line in fifth position with a time of 50.08, seeing him finish the competition 19th overall.

Andrew Coscoran was twelfth in the men’s 1500m World Championship Semi-Final in Oregon. Coscoran crossed the finish line in a time of 3:44.66 in a tough and tactical semi-final, featuring Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr of Great Britain. Coscoran has had a stellar World Championships, securing a season best performance of 3:36.36 in his third-place finish during his heat.

Both Barr and Coscoran will now shift their attention towards the European Championships next month in Munich.

Team Ireland takes a break from athletics action on Day 4 of the World Championships, with the green vest set to return to the track start line on Day 6 of the Championships, for the men’s 800m heats, men’s and women’s 400m semi-finals.

A full preview of Day 6 will be made available shortly.

Day 6:

• 1.20am Mark English 800m Heats
• 2:45am Womens 400m Semi Final 
• 3:15am Mens 400m Semi Final 

Day 7:

• 1.10am Louise Shanahan 800m Heats

Day 8:

• 1.40am Women 4x100m Heats

Day 9:

• 7.20pm Sarah Lavin 100mH Heats

Day 10

• 2.15pm Brendan Boyce 35k Walk

Start lists and timetables are available HERE

Full list of results: HERE