Irish turn in strong showing at World Cross Country in Florida

The individual events were again dominated by East Africa

Ireland’s Brian Fay. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

It was a team that was low on quantity, but high on quality, and the Irish proved their calibre with a strong showing at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday. Brian Fay finished a superb 16th in the senior men’s race, with Niamh Allen 21st in the women’s race and her fellow Cork woman Fiona Everard just behind in 23rd.

“I’m buzzing,” said Fay. “After a poor World Outdoor Champs, I wanted to come here and make a statement. I wanted to put it up to those guys and put them under the cosh. I’m happy I represented, and that I ran well.”