World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on Day 6

Brendan Boyce (Finn Valley AC) is back for his sixth straight World Championships in the 35km Race Walk tomorrow morning.

Boyce has enjoyed several stand-out performances at previous editions of the championships, no more so than his sixth place finish in Doha back in 2019. Last year saw Boyce finish 25th at the World Championships in Oregon, with his final time of two hours 33 minutes and 31 seconds less than one minute off his personal best.

Brian Fay will go in the heats of the 5,000m tomorrow evening. The Dubliner produced the race of his life to finish second in a top-quality field last month, crossing the line in a time of 13.01.40 to break the national record of Alistair Cragg which had stood since September 2011.

Mark English was badly hampered in his 800m heat on Tuesday, but the Finn Valley athlete ran a huge race to get back up for fourth place in a season's best of 1:45:71 which will see him back on track for the semi-final tomorrow evening.

(All times Irish)

MEN'S 35KM WALK (FINAL)

7am - Brendan Boyce

MEN'S 5000M (HEAT)

6pm - Brian Fay

MEN'S 800M (SEMI-FINAL)

8.08pm - Mark English