JIM KIDD, David Gillick’s former coach at Dundrum/South Dublin, predicts he will break the Irish record in the final of the men’s 400m at the world championships in Berlin this evening (8.20 pm Irish time).

DAVID GILLICK produced the third fastest time of his career to qualify for tomorrow night’s 400m final at the world championships in Berlin.

David Gillick has today secured his place in the final of the 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

DAVID GILLICK faces the most daunting if most exciting assignment of his career later today in the semi-finals of the men’s 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

Paul Hession has completed a very encouraging day for Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, qualifying for tomorrow evening's 200 metres semi-finals.

THE race may not have lived up to its billing but Ireland’s David Gillick won’t complain about that after finishing third behind the Olympic champion, LaShawn Merritt (USA) in the 400m at last night’s Super Grand Prix meeting in Monte Carlo.

DAVID GILLICK turned in one of the most exciting performances of his life at the European Track and Field Championships in Gothenburg yesterday and was rewarded with a prime lane for this evening’s 400m semi-finals.

IRELAND’s Paul McKee must launch his European Championship campaign from lane nine when the first-round heats of the 400 metres get under way today.