Chamney hitting peak form for racing return to Barcelona

THOMAS CHAMNEY leaves for Barcelona today, on the last leg of a carefully planned mission that should eventually take him to the final of the 1,500m at the European Championships in two weeks’ time.

The teak-tough Clonmel man has been to Barcelona quite recently — last Friday night in fact — running a career best time of 3:36.83 for the 1,500m which places him in ninth in Europe at precisely the right time.

He flew back to Dublin the following day for the heats of the 800m at the Woodies DIY national senior championships and successfully defended his title on Sunday.