Sharlene Mawdsley wins in Switzerland, Luke McCann sets new PB

Sharlene Mawdsley signed off her season in winning fashion as she won the women's 400m event at the Galà dei Castelli meeting in Switzerland.

The Newport AC athlete posted a time of 51.35 to finish ahead of Austria’s Susanne Gogl-Walli and Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands.

It was Mawdsley’s first out since the Paris Olympics where she was just edged out of a medal in the women’s 4x400m relay as Ireland came fourth while she failed to make the final of the individual event.

There was an Irish two-three in the men’s 800m as Luke McCann set a new PB of 1:45.33 to finish second behind France’s Gabriel Tual.

With Tual looking the likely winner from well out, there was a competitive sprint for second with McCann having enough to come through on the right as the line came into view with English - 1:45.56 - just behind him.