Freak accident costs runner first place due to ‘Spiderman attack’

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Aengus Meldon was denied victory in his heat of the 800m at the Irish Indoor Intervarsities in the strangest of circumstances, writes Stephen Barry.

The NUIG athlete was powering around the final bend in Athlone just as a pole-vaulter took down the elastic crossbar in the warm-up area, catching Meldon by the neck and eventually tying up his feet.