McPhillips laments 'running out of real estate' but World fourth brings pride and new hunger

The Longford native smashed the national record again but had to settle for a fourth-place finish after a blistering final at the World Championships in Tokyo 

SO DAMN CLOSE: Ireland’s Cian McPhillips dejected after the Men's 800 Metres Final

He had done all he could. But on a stage this grand, sometimes that’s simply not enough.

Cian McPhillips produced an astonishing performance to finish fourth in the men’s 800m final at the World Championships in Tokyo on Saturday, the 23-year-old Longford athlete smashing the national record with 1:42.15 and coming up just one fifth of a second shy of the medals.