Gillick in with ‘a shout’ of medal

DAVID GILLICK believes he is in with ‘a shout’ of a medal in today’s 400m final at the world indoor championships in Doha (3.05pm, Irish).

The Dubliner, however, will have to line-up in one of the less favoured lanes after failing to better another of the race favourites, Bershawn Jackson, at the end of a rough and tumble semi-final.

There were echoes of last year’s European indoor championships when Gillick, a two time champion, clashed with Jackson at the lane break. Jackson charged to the front at the end of the first 200m (21.49) but left an opening on the inside which Gillick tried to exploit. However Jackson veered in forcing Gillick to stop and readjust his stride having lost up to two metres in the process. But the Irishman never gave up the chase, powered around the final bend and closed Jackson down where just two hundredths of a second separated them at the finish.