Nolan tenth in 1500 semi-final

Offaly runner James Nolan finished well outside of the qualification reckoning in his 1500m semi-final last night in the Olympic stadium, clocking 3:42.61 for tenth behind race winner Adil Kaouch.

The UCD athlete, who spent his winter training in Potchefstroom, South Africa, struggled with the opening pace of Kenyan Bernard Lagat who took them through 800 in 1:56.74.