Cuddihy smashes Irish record but misses out on final

Kilkenny athlete Joanne Cuddihy smashed Karen Shinkins’ eight-year-old Irish record during today’s semi final for the 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka.

Cuddihy finished in a time of 50.73 to take fourth place in her semi final, beating Shinkin’s record of 51.07, which was set in 1999.