24th place in World Championship marathon for Peter Lynch as Hiko Tonosa forced to pull out

Three other Irish athletes will be in action today, with Nicola Tuthill contesting the women’s hammer final at 1pm Irish time. Sarah Lavin will be on track for her semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles at 1.05pm and Andrew Coscoran, who will race the first of two 1500m semi-finals at 1:30pm.

SUPPORT SECURED: Ireland’s Peter Lynch running through the Akihabara district of Tokyo during the Men’s Marathon. Pic: Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

It’s rare that a marathon goes according to plan, but for Irish record holder Peter Lynch, that was the case at the World Championships in Tokyo on Monday morning – the Kilkenny athlete slicing through the field over the latter half to secure a 24th-place finish in 2:14:12.

“It was good, it was tough,” he said. “Today was all about running my own race, getting the best out of myself and beating as many bodies as possible.”