Frustration for Irish relay teams despite national records in Belgrade

Both the men's and women's teams narrowly missed out on places in the 4x400m finals

20 March 2022; Phil Healy of Ireland dips for the line to finish third in the women's 4x400m relay heats during day three of the World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

There was frustration for both Irish relay teams on the final day of action at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on Sunday morning, with both missing out on places in the 4x400m finals despite breaking the national records.

In the men’s race, the Irish quartet of Cillin Greene, Cathal Crosbie, Brian Gregan and Chris O’Donnell clocked 3:08.63 to finish third in their heat, seventh overall, taking 0.2 seconds off the previous record set by the Irish team that won world indoor bronze in 2004.