Hession out to overcome challenge of Jamaican duo

PAUL HESSION, who looks a serious contender for a place in the final of the 200m at next month’s Olympic Games, doubles up in the 100m and 200m at The Mardyke today.

The Athenry sprinter been taking on the biggest of challenges all season, like Salamanca where he won the 200m in 20.55 secs despite a 40 minute delay and the withdrawal of the two athletes outside of him.

And that night, also, he finished third in a packed 100m in 10.23 secs while his 20.26 secs for third in Thessalonika earlier this week would have been a new national record but for a three metre per second tailwind. He set the national record at 20.30 secs at the Woodies DIY national championships last year and, in fact, holds all the national records from 60m (indoors) up to 300m.