Paul Pollock produces late surge at Olympic marathon

Paul Pollock stormed up the field to take a creditable 32nd place for Ireland in the Olympic men’s marathon in Rio today.

Sun, 21 Aug, 2016 - 18:56

Paul Pollock stormed up the field to take a creditable 32nd place for Ireland in the Olympic men’s marathon in Rio today.

He clocked 2:16:24 to finish seven-and-a-half minutes behind winner Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, who claimed his first Olympic title after a previous silver and bronze.

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