A case of close but no cigar for Hession

It was always going to be difficult to repeat his semi-final faring in Beijing.

And when Paul Hession was drawn in a hot heat for yesterday’s first round 200m that dream drifted away.

Finishing fifth with 20.69 seconds, victory went to the 100m silver medallist Yohan Blake in 20.38 seconds. Four years ago Hession had second placed Bruno de Barros and Jaysuma Saidy Nduren behind him in Beijing but this time it was not to be.