Robinson narrowly misses Irish record

ATHLETICS: Paul Robinson narrowly was narrowly outside David Matthew’s Irish 1,000m record of 2:17.58 with 2:17.93 at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava last night.

Robinson finished tenth in a high calibre race won by former Kenyan Ilham Tanui Ozbilen of Turkey in a meeting record of 2:15.08. Robinson’s 2:17.93 was a new personal best and moved him to number two on the Irish all-time list.

The St Coca’s athlete will run for Ireland over 1500m at the European Team Championships in Tallinn, Estonia this weekend.