PAUL HESSION was deprived of a new 200m national record by a wind that gusted to 4.7 metres per second as he beat a star-studded field in 20.43 secs, while Joanne Cuddihy ran her best race of the season to win the women’s 400m in 52.26 secs at Cork City Sports on Saturday.

Headline acts Derval O’Rourke and David Gillick will both want to forget today's 56th running of the Cork City Sports in a hurry.

PAUL HESSION will be chasing Paul Brizzell’s national 200m record at The Mardyke on Saturday afternoon when some of the world’s best athletes will assemble for Cork City Sports.

Marion Jones kept her Olympic hopes alive by coming through long jump qualifying at the US track and field trials in California this morning.