European champ Gillick eyes title defence with new coach

REIGNING European indoor 400m champion, David Gillick, will fly out to Lanzarote today for some warm weather training with his new coach, Nick Dakin.

Life has changed for Gillick since he stormed to victory in the final of the 400m at the European indoor championships in Madrid two years ago on an evening when Alistair Cragg completed an unprecedented track double at a major championships by winning the 3,000m.

Gillick had been hoping to transfer his indoor form on to the outdoor track at the European championships in Gothenburg last summer but those hopes never materialised.