Gillick’s 400m best the perfect Euro boost

DAVID GILLICK will go to the European championships in Gothenburg in two weeks’ time oozing confidence after his performance at the Woodies DIY national track and field championships in Morton Stadium yesterday.

He posted another personal best performance at 45.67 secs to win the 400m title in a spectacular finish with national record holder Paul McKee, who finished second in 45.96 secs.

If there was a cloud over the other European indoor 3,000m champion, Alistair Cragg, in recent weeks there was also something of a mystery surrounding the European indoor 400m champion, whose recent runs had all been outside 46 secs. But he put all that behind him with a power-packed performance that saw him come back at McKee after the Belfast man had stolen the lead out of the blocks.