Positive Cragg aiming to deliver ‘special’ performance at last

ALISTAIR CRAGG has been something of an enigma since first donning the Irish singlet.

Despite mixing it regularly with the Africans on the Grand Prix circuit he has failed to deliver in a major championships. In fact his only title to date is the European indoor 3,000m title from Madrid on the night David Gillick won the first of his two 400m titles.

The world championships have been a disappointment and he dropped out of the 5,000m at the European championships in Gothenburg when he appeared to have the race at his mercy.