European Indoor Championships: difficult day for Irish athletes

It was a difficult day for Irish athletes in the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul.

In another improving performance for Kate O'Connor, she finished ninth place with a total of 4553 points in the women's pentathlon, just 43 points shy of her national record.

The event was won by Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam, who broke the record with 5,055 points, with Poland's Adrianna Sulek in second with 5,014.

In the men's 1500 meters, Luke McCann had to settle for tenth place in the final, which was won by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigsten, with a championship record of 3:33.95.

“I really thought a top 5-6 was attainable. I put myself in a position to do it but with about 400 to go I could my legs tying up and that’s just way too far out to be feeling that”

@lukemccann98 reacts to his 10th place finish in the Mens 1500m final