Cragg injury deals blow to medal hopes

MEDAL hope Alistair Cragg has been forced to withdraw from the Irish team for Sunday’s European cross-country championships in Tilburg.

The European indoor 3,000m champion was scheduled to return to Europe yesterday but had to cancel all plans when he was taken ill at the airport.

“Apparently he had a blister on his foot which became infected,” Irish team manager Patsy McGonagle said.