Robinson breaks four-minute barrier

Paul Robinson went under the four-minute barrier when he finished third in the Herb Elliot mile at the Perth Track Classic in Australia on Saturday.

Robinson (St Coca’s) ran 3:59.56 in a race won by Kenya’s James Magut in 3:53.73.

At the International Track meet in Christchurch, New Zealand Laura Crowe (An Riocht) finished second behind Angela Smit (2:07.52) in 2:08.23 over 800m while Mark Hanrahan finished second in the 3,000m in 8:20.77 in a race won by Melbourne team-mate Ben St Lawrence in 8:03.02.