Irish sprinters strike it rich in Sheffield

IRISH sprinters had a sensational weekend at the British AAA indoor championships and world championships trials in Sheffield when they took eight of the 12 sprint medals.

They took two medals in each of the 200m finals. Paul Brizzel won the men’s with Paul Hession third while Ciara Sheehy retained her 200m title with Joanne Cuddihy third.

And there was another spectacular haul in the final of the men’s 400m where Rob Daly heralded his return to form by winning the gold medal from his Irish team mate, David McCarthy, with Jamie Baulch a remote third.