While Doyle had a clear run down the back straight, the Tyrone teenager found himself battling to close the gap. Ulster athletes were among the medals with Lagan Valley’s Jai Benson defending his triple jump title with a best of 14.25m. Emily Haggard-Kearney, running as an individual, was the winner of the women’s race where North Belfast Harriers deposed St Peter’s, Lurgan as team champions. Leevale AC’s Ryan Creech set a personal best of 2:12:28 for 58th in the men’s race. Deresa Geleta was the winner of the men’s race in 2:03:26 while Azmera Gebru made it an Ethiopian double with a victory in the women’s race in a time of 2:22:13.

Source: Ethiopian News February 18, 2024 21:45 UTC