ALISTAIR CRAGG has been drawn in the first of the 3000 metre heats, which get underway at 11.15am this morning, and he will meet two other medal favourites in Jesus Espala (Spain) and the newly-crowned European cross-country champion Mo Farah (GB).

DERVAL O’ROURKE set another new national under-23 record and continued progress towards world championship and Olympic qualification standard when she finished third in the 100m hurdles in 13.19 seconds at the European Cup match in Finland yesterday.