Andrew Coscoran shows class to clinch Dutch gold

The Irish athlete earned an impressive 1,500m win at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Hengelo. 

Andrew Coscoran: 'The reason I got the win was good positioning'. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

With a performance as classy as it was composed, Andrew Coscoran scored an impressive win over 1500m at the FBK Games in the Dutch city of Hengelo this evening, the 26-year-old powering to victory in 3:37.97, a rare win for an Irish athlete at a Continental Tour Gold meeting.

In a race where the pace dawdled through 800m in 1:58, Coscoran coasted towards the front on the penultimate lap. He struck for home on the last turn, but was soon passed by Britain’s Elliot Giles, but the Balbriggan athlete maintained his form admirably in the last 50 metres to edge back in front, winning by three hundredths of a second. Luke McCann came home sixth in 3:38.62.