Cragg among favourites for Madrid medal

Brendan Mooney

Ireland’s newest athletics sensation beat the world and Olympic 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday night. Cragg’s time, 7:39.89, is the fastest in the world this season.

“My focus this year is on the European indoor championships and the world championships in Helsinki next summer,” he said after the victory. “I will not be running cross-country.”