Thomas Barr came into the homestretch of the super competitive 400 metre hurdles with a place in the World Championship final at his beckoning, only hard as he tried to reach out he couldn’t quite grab it. Kyron McMaster from the British Virgin Islands, another medal contender, was disqualified from his semi-final after crashing through the first hurdle. Thomas Barr shows the strain as he reaches for the finishing line in the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Ireland’s Mark English reacts after running in the heats of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. He ended up seventh in 1:47.25, well short of his season best of 1:45.94, and while his tactics were certainly bold, contrasted with arguably his best race of the season when he came from behind to win the Birmingham Diamond League.

Source: The Irish Times September 28, 2019 16:52 UTC