Cragg adds lustre to international field at Cork
The former European indoor 3,000m champion and national record holder at 10,000m will compete in the 1,500m. He has Olympic qualification standards at 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m but has opted for the 5,000m and, after Cork, he will compete in the 5,000m in Paris the following week before rounding off his preparations for Beijing at the London Grand Prix.
He is an exciting addition to the 1,500m field in Cork, which will include at least two Kenyans, Cornelius Chirchir who has run 3:30 and Bernard Kiptum (3:33.23), as well as Rob Myers from the USA, Adrian Blincoe from New Zealand and the Australian champion, Mitch Kealey.
