Top-five finishes for returning Irish duo in Belfast

DEIRDRE BYRNE and Linda Byrne, who were among Ireland’s top finishers at the European cross-country championships in Spain, returned to action in the muddy Belfast international at the Stormont Estate on Saturday where they finished third and fifth, respectively.

Top-five finishes for returning Irish duo in Belfast

The world 5000m bronze medallist, Moses Kipsiro, became the third man to successfully defend the title with a blistering performance with Irish champion, Gary Murray, seventh.

The women’s race was a contest between the British and Irish athletes following the withdrawal of Kenya’s world junior champion, Linet Masai, who could not travel because of the ongoing crisis in her homeland.

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