Paris 2024: Irish trio fail to fire in 1500m heats

Ireland's athletics campaign got off to a slow start as the trio of 1500m runners all failed to qualify out of their heats at the Stade de France.

With the top six qualifying for the semi-finals from each heat, Andrew Coscoran, Luke McCann and Cathal Doyle all missed out and as a result must now race in the repechage, which offers a back-door route into the next round.

McCann provided the best finish of the three as he finished in eighth place, however, they all struggled to stay with the leaders in their respective heats.

Similar to McCann, Doyle showed some good pace as he kicked for home, but both runners had too much to make up to break into the top six - Doyle came in ninth in his race.

It was a disappointing run from Coscoran in the third heat as he never got going and was left behind during the final lap.

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