Gillick’s 400m hopes boosted after Dusseldorf triumph

DAVID GILLICK’S hopes of successfully defending his European indoor 400m title in Birmingham next month were given a huge boost in Dusseldorf on Tuesday night when he posted the fastest time of the season at 45.99 secs for what was a significant victory.

The Dubliner, now training in Loughborough, had been somewhat dubious about an indoor campaign, but the manner in which he disposed of the two Germans, Bastian Swilliams (46.07) and Sebastian Gatzka (48.17) was convincing enough to suggest that he may well go to Birmingham on March 2 as favourite for the title.

Now Alistair Cragg, the European indoor 3,000m champion, will be looking for a similar boost when he goes in the 3,000m in the Tyson Invitational at his local track in Arkansas.